MCQ – 73822

This is a schematic diagram depicting body structure of which of these helminths?

A.	Onchocerca volvulus
B.	Brugia malayi
C.	Loa loa
D.	Wuchereria bancrofti

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Correct Answer � B Explanation

Ans: B. Brugia malayi

(Ref: Paniker’s Parasitology 7/e p214, 6/e p2031)

• The microfilariae given in the question has morphology typical of Brugia malayi.

Brugia malayi:

• Head space is twice as long as it is broad, nuclei in body appears crowded & tail tapers around to two nuclei that appears to be connected by a fine thread.