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Which of the following vectors is responsible for transmitting the parasite causing filariasis?(a) Anopheles mosquito(b) Aedes mosquito(c) Tse Tse fly(d) Culex mosquitoI have been asked this question during an interview.This is a very interesting question from Helminthic Diseases in Humans-1 topic in section Human Health and Disease of Biology – Class 12

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The correct option is (d) Culex mosquito

Explanation: Filariasis is a TROPICAL, infectious helminthic disease where the parasite lives inside the lymph vessels, CONNECTIVE TISSUES or mesentery but the YOUNG ones migrate to blood vessels for being picked up by Culex mosquito to turn them into the infectious form.



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