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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease1 Mark
MCQ
Infection caused by the Culex mosquito bite is:
  • A
    Filariasis
  • B
    Dengue fever
  • C
    Yellow fever
  • D
    Pneumonia
✓

Answer

  1. Filariasis

Explanation:

Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. These are then spread by blood-feeding black flies and mosquitoes such as Culex mosquitoes.

These Culex mosquitoes are primary vectors for lymphatic filariasis in urban and semi-urban areas.

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