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Question: We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they A)Multiply very fast and ...
We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they
A)Multiply very fast and contaminate food
B)Are vectors for many diseases.
C)Bite and cause skin diseases.
D)Are not important insects.
Solution
In Spanish, mosquito means "little fly". It belongs to the group of insects known as Diptera, which means "two wings". It is another characteristic of mosquitoes that differentiate them from other types of insects. They have long tubular mouthparts for sucking fluids and have hair-like scales on their body.
Complete answer:
-Various diseases like dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, West Nile fever, or malaria, caused by mosquitoes. Hence, they are infectious pathogens and parasites and transmit various infections. Therefore, mosquitoes are called disease vectors.
-To transmit a disease mosquitoes bite a sick person first then infecting itself with the pathogen. Usually, after 10 days mosquitoes become infectious and help in transmitting the disease to other persons.
-Not every mosquito can transmit pathogens, the specific type of mosquito that can transmit only specific infections like female anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria pathogen, Aedes aegypti mosquito transmit dengue virus, etc.
-Also their specialization in a different host helps a mosquito species to transmit disease like yellow fever mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti especially specialized in humans and their surroundings.
Additional Information: -There is a certain insecticide for dental side larvicides is used to control the vectors especially mosquitoes.
-The mosquito’s breeding zone, larvicides can be used to destroy their larva.
-To the house walls and on the bed nets, insecticides can be applied.
So, the correct answer is, "Are vectors for many diseases."
Note: -Animals that are capable of transmitting diseases known as a vector.
-Many human sufferings are caused by mosquitoes other than any other organism. They act as a vector for various bacterias and viruses and cause diseases such as malaria, dengue, encephalitis, and yellow fever, etc.