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Which of the following are vector-borne diseases?
Which of the following are vector-borne diseases?
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The correct options are
A Dengue
B Malaria
Vector borne diseases are the illness caused by the vectors. A vector is a carrier of the causative microbe for various diseases such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. Few examples of vector-borne diseases are malaria (pathogen: plasmodium, protozoan), elephantiasis (pathogen: filarial worm) and dengue (pathogen: dengue virus), etc.
TB is an air-borne disease. When a person with tuberculosis coughs, sneezes, or talks, droplets containing the bacteria are released into the air.
AIDS is a deadly condition in which the affected person's immune system fails leading to the spread of life-threatening infections. Unprotected sexual interaction with an already infected person is the major cause.
A Dengue
B Malaria
Vector borne diseases are the illness caused by the vectors. A vector is a carrier of the causative microbe for various diseases such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. Few examples of vector-borne diseases are malaria (pathogen: plasmodium, protozoan), elephantiasis (pathogen: filarial worm) and dengue (pathogen: dengue virus), etc.
TB is an air-borne disease. When a person with tuberculosis coughs, sneezes, or talks, droplets containing the bacteria are released into the air.
AIDS is a deadly condition in which the affected person's immune system fails leading to the spread of life-threatening infections. Unprotected sexual interaction with an already infected person is the major cause.
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