Correct option is C
The correct answer is (c) Sleeping sickness.
Sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is not a mosquito-borne disease. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma and transmitted to humans through the bite of the tsetse fly, not mosquitoes.
Key Distinction:
Sleeping sickness is transmitted by a different vector, thetsetse fly, which differentiates it from diseases like dengue, malaria, and filariasis that are transmitted by mosquitoes.
Additional Information:
Dengue Fever:
- Caused by the Dengue virus.
- Transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Malaria:
- Caused by Plasmodium parasites.
- Transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.
Filariasis:
- Caused by filarial worms (e.g., Wuchereria bancrofti).
- Transmitted by mosquitoes such as Culex, Anopheles, and Aedes.
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