Construct a table providing the name of the infestation and thevector responsible for transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocercavolvulus, Loa loa, and Dracunculus medinensis.

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Construct a table providing the name of the infestation and the
vector responsible for transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocerca
volvulus, Loa loa, and Dracunculus medinensis.

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A disease is a state of unhealthiness of the physical body, mind and social interaction. A disease may be caused due to psychological reasons, pathological reasons or physiological reasons. The physiological reasons are any abnormality in the physiology of the individual, while pathological reasons include infection by pathogens.

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