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(C) The disease caused by the filarial worms, $Wuchereria$ 	ext{ bancrofti} and $Wuchereria$ 	ext{ malayi}, is known as filariasis or elephantiasis.

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(C) The disease caused by the filarial worms, $Wuchereria$ 	ext{ bancrofti} and $Wuchereria$ 	ext{ malayi}, is known as filariasis or elephantiasis.In this disease, the worms live for many years in the lymphatic vessels.This leads to the blockage of the lymphatic vessels, which causes chronic inflammation and swelling of the organs in which they live, such as the limbs, genital organs, or breasts, often resulting in gross deformities.

Swelling of the limbs, breasts, etc., due to the blockage of lymphatic vessels is a symptom of:

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