Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes

Q. Malaria is caused by the protozoan ________.

1. Entamoeba

2. Leishmania

3. Giardia

4. Plasmodium

Q. Carrier of malaria-causing protozoan is:

1. Female Anopheles mosquito
2. Male Anopheles mosquito
3. Male Aedes mosquito
4. Female Aedes mosquito

Q. Carriers of specific germs are called as _______ .

1. vectors
2. carriers
3. scalars
4. pathogens

Q.

Which of the following disease is not transmitted by a mosquito?

1. Malaria

2. Chikungunya

3. Typhoid

4. Dengue

Q. In case of dengue and chikungunya, the insects bite during ________ .

1. daytime

2. night time

3. all the time

4. dawn and dusk

Q.

Chikungunya is not a contagious disease.

1. False

2. True

Q.

Dengue : Barbo virus :: Chikungunya :

1. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

2. Rabies virus

3. Hepatitis virus

4. Alphavirus

Q. Which of the following disease is spread by mosquitoes?

1. Dengue
2. Anemia
3. Polio
4. Chickenpox

Q.

Aedes aegypti is the vector of

1. Chikungunya

2. Malaria

3. Dengue

4. Measles

Q.

Anopheles mosquito is the vector of the malarial parasite which is called ___ .