Question

Which one of the following is a correct match?

• A. Filariasis - Taenio solium
• B. Encephalitis - Culex vishnui
• C. Malaria - Phlebotomus sp
• D. Kala-azar - Anopheles stephensi

Answer 1

The correct option is B Encephalitis - Culex vishnui

Filariasis (or philariasis) is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type like Wuchereria bancrofti and not Taenia solium and transmitted by culex and anopheles mosquito.

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. It is caused by Culex tritaeniorhynchus or Culex vishnui.

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the parasite called as Plasmodium. It is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito.

Leishmaniasis also is known as kala-azar is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of the sand fly. Hence, option B is correct.