PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

INFECTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A mosquito is a ____ ?
A
Pathogen
B
Malaria
C
Vector
D
Protist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mosquitoes are unquestionably the most medically important arthropod vectors of disease. The maintenance and transmission of the pathogens that cause malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and numerous viral infections are absolutely dependent on the availability of competent mosquito vectors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mosquitoes are the major vectors for arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) of medical importance. Aedes aegypti and A.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although < 10% of mosquitoes are involved in transmitting pathogens that cause human disease, our findings point to inherent robustness in global mosquito vector–pathogen networks.

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