Question

Match the correct relation as Anopheles to malaria

• A. Plasmodium-malaria
• B. Trypanosoma-kala azar
• C. Giardia-diarrhoea
• D. Culex-elephantiasis.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Culex-elephantiasis.

• The correct relation as Anopheles to malaria is Culex to elephantiasis because Anopheles mosquito serves as a vector for malaria and Culex mosquito serves as a vector for elephantiasis.
• Culex and Anopheles are yellow-ish, but you can identify them by observing their resting position. Anopheles mosquitoes have a 45-degree angle, while Culex stays parallel to the surface.
  
• Hence the correct relation as Anopheles to malaria is Culex-elephantiasis.
• So, the correct answer is 'Culex-elephantiasis'.