Multiple choice

Which of the following diseases is spread by a mosquito?

  1. tetanus

  2. malaria

  3. diarrhea

  4. ascariasis
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Tetanus comes from Clostridium bacteria in soil, diarrhea from contaminated water/food, and ascariasis from roundworm eggs in soil - none are mosquito-borne.

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