Question
Disease transmitted bv Vector shown in photograph is ?
| A. |
Malaria. |
| B. |
Trypanosomiasis. |
| C. |
Onchocerciasis. |
| D. |
Poliomyelitis. |
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Correct Answer � B Explanation |
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The vector shown in the photograph above represents Glossina ‘Tse tse’ fly which causes Trypanosomiasis.
Tsetse fly (genus Glossina), also spelled tse-tse, also called tik-tik fly, any of about two to three dozen species of bloodsucking flies in the housefly family, Muscidae (order Diptera), that occur only in Africa and transmit sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) in humans.