<prompt> All are TRUE regarding filariasis except -Man is an intermediate hostCaused by wuchereria bancroftiInvolves lymphatic systemDEC is used in treatment  <response>: Filariasis:- Causative agent- W.bancrofti, B.malayi and B.timori. Man is definitive host. Mosquito is the intermediate host. Infective stage- microfilaria. The maximum density of microfilaria in blood is repoed between 10 pm-2am. Treatment- DEC. Filarial control in community. Reference: park;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no.274 