Question

Choose the correct set of disease transmitting arthropods

• A. Tsetse fly, house fly, rat flea, sand fly
• B. Anopheles, louse, house fly, termite
• C. Cockroach, louse, termite, house fly
• D. Rat flea, butterfly, house fly, tsetse fly

Answer 1

The correct option is A Tsetse fly, house fly, rat flea, sand fly

(i) Tse- Tse fly- transmit sleeping sickness by carrying Trypanosoma.

(ii) House fly- The housefly is a dangerous insect. It carries germs of cholera, dysentery, diarrhoea, typhoid and tuberculosis from faeces and sputum of infected persons.

(iii) Rat flea- The rat flea is a harmful insect. It carries the germs of plague from rats to man.

(iv) Infection with Leishmania parasites spread by sandflies.Black fever caused by infection with Leishmania parasites.

So, the correct answer is 'Tse- Tse fly, house fly, rat flea, sand fly'.