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Question

Which of the following is NOT mosquito borne disease?

  1. Dengue fever
  2. Filariasis
  3. Sleeping sickness
  4. Malaria

Answer:

Option C: Sleeping sickness

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sleeping sickness”.

Sleeping sickness is not a mosquito-borne disease. It is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. The other diseases listed (dengue fever, filariasis, and malaria) are all transmitted by mosquitoes.