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Which of the following human parasites require mosquito to complete their life cycle?
Which of the following human parasites require mosquito to complete their life cycle?
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The correct option is D Plasmodium ovale and Wuchereria bancrofti
- Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs. Inside the mosquito, the parasites reproduce and develop.
- In Filariasis, mosquitoes can transmit the parasite, depending on the geographic area. In Africa, the most common vector is Anopheles. During a meal, an infected mosquito introduces third-stage filarial larvae onto the skin of the human host, where they penetrate into the wound.
- Hence, Plasmodium ovale and Wuchereria bancrofti human parasites require mosquito to complete their life cycle.
- So, the correct answer is 'Plasmodium ovale and Wuchereria bancrofti'
- Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs. Inside the mosquito, the parasites reproduce and develop.
- In Filariasis, mosquitoes can transmit the parasite, depending on the geographic area. In Africa, the most common vector is Anopheles. During a meal, an infected mosquito introduces third-stage filarial larvae onto the skin of the human host, where they penetrate into the wound.
- Hence, Plasmodium ovale and Wuchereria bancrofti human parasites require mosquito to complete their life cycle.
- So, the correct answer is 'Plasmodium ovale and Wuchereria bancrofti'
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