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General Knowledge · Q169

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 169

Q169

Which of the following disease is caused by female Anopheles mosquito?

A.
Chicken Pox
B.
Malaria
Answer
C.
Black Fever
D.
Cholera

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Malaria is transmitted to humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. Female mosquitoes take blood meals for egg production, and these blood meals are the link between the human and the mosquito hosts in the parasite life cycle.