Medical entomology: Other than malaria, anopheles mosquitoes also transmit which disease as vectors? Full question: Besides spreading malaria, Anopheles mosquitoes are vectors of which additional disease? Choose the correct option.
General Knowledge
Biology
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AFilariasis (lymphatic filariasis)
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BDengue fever
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CYellow fever
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DPlague
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ETyphus
Answer
Correct Answer: Filariasis (lymphatic filariasis)
Explanation
ConceptAnopheles spp. transmit malaria and, in several regions, are competent vectors for lymphatic filariasis (e.g., Wuchereria bancrofti). Dengue and yellow fever are primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes; plague by fleas; typhus by lice.
Final AnswerFilariasis (lymphatic filariasis).