Filaria is transmitted by

Male anopheles

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Male culex

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Female anopheles

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Female culex

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Solution

The correct option is D Female culex
Filariasis is an infectious tropical disease caused by parasites filarial nematodes. They are transmitted to humans through the bites of the female Culex mosquitoes. These are pseudocoelomate and they are triploblastic in nature.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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