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Filariasis is a practices but transmitted by mosquito.

Actualy caused by a worm named 'Wuchereria Bancrofty' and transmitted by culex mosquito.

The microbe for malaria is carried by?

Actually it is caused by wuchereria. It is transmitted by culex mosquito.

How are mosquitos causing it ? they just transmit the disease.

It is originally caused by wuchereria bancrofti.

Yeah. Its not caused by mosquitos. Its caused by worms.

@All

You are all correct.

Filaria: A threadlike parasitic nematode worm transmitted by biting flies and mosquitoes, causing filariasis and related diseases.

Since Mosquitoes also being a part to to cause (by transmitting) Filaria AND in the provided options, there is no option called 'Worm', we have to choose 'Mosquito'. That's it.

Assume: A man used a knife to kill a dog. Now answer me, The dog was killed by ?
A. Knife
B. A Man
C. None of these

Ans: ?????

Have a nice day!

Gowri is right.

Filariasis or Filaria is caused by the bite of an infected mosquito belonging to the
species called Culex.

Filariasis (Philariasis) is a parasitic disease and is considered an infectious tropical disease, that is caused by thread-like filarial nematodes (roundworms) in the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae".