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Question
Which disease is not transmitted by mosquitoes?
Options
Dengue
Malaria
Brain fever or encephalitis
Pneumonia
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Solution
Pneumonia
Explanation:
Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by Streptococcus pneumonia and Haemophilus influenza. It is a serious disease of the lungs and is transmitted by coughing, sneezing or spitting of the diseased person. Typhoid is a bacterial disease caused by Salmonella typhi. It is a vehicle-borne disease that is transmitted by contaminated food and water. Brain fever (Japanese encephalitis), Malaria and dengue are transmitted by Culex, female Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes respectively
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