A) Filariasis and typhus
B) Kala azar and diphtheria
C) Malaria and chagas disease
D) Yellow fever and dengue
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Yellow fever and dengue are viral and mosquito borne disease. Dengue fever is a tropical viral disease spread by the tiger mosquito Aedes aegypti. Yellow fever is also spread by this mosquito. Filariasis (Elephantiasis) is caused by the filarial worm (Wuchereria bancrofti). Diphtheria is caused by rod-shaped bacterium named Corynebacterium diphtherae. Malaria is caused by the toxins produced in the human body by the malarial parasite Plasmodium. The Plasmodium are carried from the infected to the healthy persons by the female Anopheles mosquito.
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