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Elephantiasis (filariasis) is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Helminthic and Fungal - Ascariasis Filariasis Ringworm
Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito, which carries Plasmodium.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito, which carries Plasmodium in its salivary glands.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Using mosquito nets, repellents, and eliminating mosquito breeding sites are effective measures against malaria.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Amoebiasis is caused by Entamoeba histolytica and is transmitted through contaminated food and water, not mosquitoes.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi and spreads through contaminated food and water, not vectors like mosquitoes.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Bacterial - Typhoid Pneumonia
Dengue is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, not through contaminated water.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Bacterial - Typhoid Pneumonia
