Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Elephantiasis results in a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the blood vessels of the lower limbs. Reason (R): Filarial worms like Wuchereria bancrofti live for many years in the lymphatic vessels of the host. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the

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Assertion (A) is not correct because elephantiasis (filariasis) results in a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs, not the blood vessels. Reason (R) is correct because filarial worms like Wuchereria bancrofti and Wuchereria malayi live for many years in the lymphatic vessels of the human host, which is the underlying cause of the disease. Therefore, Assertion (A) is not correct but Reason (R) is correct. Answer: Assertion (A) is not correct but Reason (R) is correct.