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

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(a) Dengue virus is carried by the female mosquito, Aedes agyptii. Hence, P is female Aedes mosquito and Q is dengue.
p(b) Malaria is a protozoan disease cause by Plasmodium. It is transferred by the bite of female Anopheles mosquito. Hence, R is female Anophele mosquito and S is malaria.

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