Which of the following diseases is caused by the bite of female mosquito vector? a. Filariasis b. Amoebiasis c. Typhoid d. Pneumonia
Option A. 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.
