Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
Third stage larva of Wuchereria bancrofti carried by Culex mosquito is called
A
cysticercus
B
merozoite
C
microfilariae
D
trophozoite
Answer
microfilariae
Explanation
Solution
The slender microfilariae, 150-300 pm in length, are commonly found in the circulating blood or lymph of patients suffering from an infection with any of the filarial worms, e.g., Wuchereria. They mature into larvae, which are infective, within the body of a blood sucking insect, such as a Culex mosquito.