Which of the following pairs of vector and disease is/are correctly matched ? Vector : Disease 1. Anopheles : Malaria 2. Aedes aegypti : Chikungunya 3. Tsetse fly : . Filariasis 4. Bed bugs : Sleeping sickness Select the correct answer using the code give

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Q: 54 (NDA-I/2016)

Which of the following pairs of vector and disease is/are correctly matched ? Vector : Disease
1. Anopheles : Malaria
2. Aedes aegypti : Chikungunya
3. Tsetse fly : . Filariasis
4. Bed bugs : Sleeping sickness
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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0,20,40,24,20,4,12

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{'vector': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'anopheles': [4, 0, 0, 1], 'malaria': [5, 0, 2, 1], 'aedes': [2, 0, 0, 1], 'disease': [4, 2, 0, 0], 'filariasis': [3, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 2, which states that Anopheles vector causes malaria and Aedes aegypti vector causes chikungunya.

Let`s dissect each option to understand why the correct answer is option 2:

Option 1 states that Anopheles vector causes malaria, Aedes aegypti vector causes chikungunya, and Tsetse fly vector causes filariasis. This option is correct because Anopheles is indeed the vector for malaria and Aedes aegypti is the vector for chikungunya. However, Tsetse fly is not a vector for filariasis. The correct vector for filariasis is Culex mosquito. Therefore, option 1 is incorrect.

Option 2 states that Anopheles vector causes malaria and Aedes aegypti vector causes chikungunya. This option is correct because both statements are accurate. Anopheles mosquito transmits the malaria parasite, while Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits the chikungunya virus. Therefore, option 2 is the correct answer.

Option 3 states that Anopheles vector causes malaria and bed bugs vector cause sleeping sickness. This option is incorrect because bed bugs (also known as