Human Health And Disease Question 113
Question: Disease caused by the biting of Culex mosquito is [CPMT 1995]
Options:
A) Filariasis
B) Dengue fever
C) Yellow fever
D) Pneumonia
Show Answer
Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Filariasis or elephantiasis is caused by a nematode Wuchereria bancrofti which is transmitted through the bite of Culex fatigans mosquito.
In this disease, there is huge enlargement of the diseased (affected) organ.
BETA
