Question

Aedes mosquito causes
A. Yellow fever
B. Malaria
C. Encephalitis
D. Filariasis

Answer 1

It is a viral infection transmitted by a special type of mosquito. These mosquitoes live and breed in human inhabited areas. It is characterised by a high degree of fever and jaundice.

Complete answer:
- The term vector refers to an organism which transmits disease, parasite or genetic information from one species to another. Mosquitoes are the most common vectors that cause a variety of human diseases.

- The Yellow Fever virus is spread to humans primarily by the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus mosquitoes. Symptoms of yellow fever include fever, fatigue, jaundice, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and tiredness.

- Typically, people get malaria after being infected by the female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can spread malaria. Japanese encephalitis is a brain infection caused by a virus transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Japanese encephalitis virus is spread to humans by the bite of infected Culex species of mosquitoes, in particular Culex tritaeniorhynchus.

- Filariasis is an infectious tropical disease caused by parasitic roundworms. It can be transmitted by different types of mosquitoes, such as Culex mosquitoes, Anopheles, and Aedes.

Thus, the correct answer is option A i.e., Yellow fever.

Note: Mosquito bites and mosquito-borne infections can lead to a variety of symptoms, including fever, body aches, fatigue, vomiting, extreme headaches, rashes, discomfort, and sensitivity to light. It can also cause skin inflammation caused by an allergic reaction to the saliva of the mosquito. About 700 million people suffer from mosquito-borne diseases per year, resulting in more than one million deaths.