Carrier for the dengue is _______________ mosquito.

male Anopheles

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male Aedes

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female Aedes

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female Anopheles

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Solution

The correct option is C
female Aedes

Female Aedes mosquito is a carrier of a Dengue virus which causes Dengue.

Female Anopheles mosquito is a carrier of Plasmodium which causes Malaria.

Male Anopheles and Aedes mosquito do not feed on blood and hence do not cause any diseases.

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The dengue disease spread by Aedes mosquito is caused by :

(a) bacteria (b) virus (c) protozoan (d) fungus

The mosquito P is a carrier of virus and spreads a disease Q. Another mosquito R is the carrier of protozoan S and spreads a disease called T.

(a) Name (i) mosquito P, and (ii) disease Q,

(b) Name (i) mosquito R, (ii) protozoan S, and (iii) diseases T.

(d) What is the sex of mosquito R ?

Question 12
Which disease is not transmitted by mosquitoes?

(a) Dengue
(b) Malaria
(c) Brain fever or encephalitis
(d) Pneumonia

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