Which of the following disease is caused by the bite of mosquitoes?

Dengue fever

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Malaria

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Cholera

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Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and B
Dengue fever is transmitted by the bite of Aedes mosquito.
Malaria is transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito takes blood meals. During this time it infects the healthy person with the parasite from the previously infected person. Hence mosquitoes act as vectors for the transmission of dengue and malaria.
Thus the correct answer is option D.

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