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The vector that transmits MALARIA is:
AFemale Culex mosquito (vector for filariasis)
BFemale Anopheles mosquito (vector for malaria)
CFemale Aedes mosquito (vector for dengue, yellow fever)
DSandfly (vector for kala-azar)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Female Anopheles mosquito (vector for malaria)
Malaria parasite Plasmodium is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito. Aedes = dengue + yellow fever + chikungunya. Culex = filariasis + Japanese encephalitis. Sandfly = leishmaniasis (kala-azar).
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