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Disease caused by the bite of Culex mosquito is called

Disease caused by the bite of Culex mosquito is called Correct Answer Filariasis

Concept:-

  • Culex: it is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals.
  • The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and Filariasis.

Explanation:

  • Filariasis: it is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. These are spread by blood-feeding black flies and Culex. This disease belongs to the group of diseases called helminthiasis.
  • Eight known filarial nematodes use humans as their definitive hosts.

Signs and symptoms:

  • Itchy skin
  • Abdominal and chest pain
  • Areas of swelling under the skin
  • Muscle pain

Additional Information

  • Dengue fever: it is a painful mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses.
  • Yellow fever: is caused by a virus that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. 
  • Pneumoniae: it is an infection of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airways and parenchyma caused by streptococcus pneumoniae.

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