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Which of the following human parasites require mosquito to complete their life-cycle?

  • Ascaris tumbricoides and Wuchereria bancrofti

  • Leishmania donovani and Plasmodium ovale

  • Ascaris lumbricoides and Leishmania donovani

  • Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium ovale

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Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium ovale

Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. It requires female Culex mosquito in order to complete its life cycle. Plasmodium ovale is a species of parasitic protozoa that causes tertian malaria in humans. It requires Anopheles mosquito to complete its life cycle.

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