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Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
The disease Filariasis is caused by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito.

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False.
The disease Filariasis is caused by a filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti. It is transmitted through the bite of Culex mosquitoes.

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