All of the following are true about Brugia malayi except –
Correct Answer: The tail tip is free from nuclei
Description: TAIL TIP:- no nuclei seen in W. bancrofti 2 terminal nuclei :-microfilaria of brugia malayi Brugia malayi: 1. Transmission: Nocturnal strains: Transmitted from Man-Man by bite of Mansonia Subperiodic strains: Transmitted from monkey (Zoonotic): by Mansonia Anopheles and Aedes rarely transmit. Diagnosis: Microfilaria is differentiated from that of W. bancrofti by pointed tail tip, Nuclei column darkly stained, large, coarse, overlapping, extended till the tail tip. Head end of microfilaria - Sheathed, cephalic space (2:1), darkly stained large coarse overlapping nuclei. Tail end of microfilaria - 4-5 nuclei in the tail region and 2 widely spaced nuclei in tail tip
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