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Which set includes pathogenic arthropods?
Which set includes pathogenic arthropods?
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The correct option is A Tse-tse fly, mosquito, flea-Plague
The phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum under the Kingdom Animalia. Many of the species under the class Insecta act as vectors for the parasites. Tse-tse fly is a blood-sucking insect that carries the parasite Trypanosoma causing sleeping sickness. Different species of mosquitoes are known for carrying malarial parasites and viruses causing dengue, yellow fever, zika, chikungunya, etc. Fleas are responsible for carrying the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes Bubonic plague.Hence, the correct answer is option A.
The phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum under the Kingdom Animalia. Many of the species under the class Insecta act as vectors for the parasites. Tse-tse fly is a blood-sucking insect that carries the parasite Trypanosoma causing sleeping sickness. Different species of mosquitoes are known for carrying malarial parasites and viruses causing dengue, yellow fever, zika, chikungunya, etc. Fleas are responsible for carrying the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes Bubonic plague.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
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