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Which disease is not transmitted by mosquitoes?

(a) Dengue

(b) Malaria

(c) Brain fever or encephalitis

(d) Pneumonia

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Answer: The correct answer is (d) Pneumonia

Solution: Mosquitoes are the infecting agents which carry infections from a sick person to a different host and are also termed as Vectors as they act as intermediaries. The female mosquitos require high nutrition in order to lay eggs which is acquired in the form of warm blood from animals and humans.

Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes.

Malaria is transmitted by Anopheles Mosquitoes.

Brain Fever is also known as Encephalitis, which is transmitted by mosquitoes of Culex species.

Pneumonia is spread through air and is caused by bacteria, virus or fungi. This disease affects the lungs of infected person.

Hence, the correct answer is D.

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