Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
- Anopheles culicifacies – Leishmaniasis
- Glossina palpalis – Sleeping sickness
- Culex pipiens – Filariasis
- Aedes aegypti – Yellow fever
Answer
(1) Anopheles culicifacies – Leishmaniasis
Solution
Anopheles (female mosquito) is the vector of malaria ( Plasmodium), not of leishmaniasis; leishmaniasis (kala-azar) is transmitted by the sandfly ( Phlebotomus), so pair (1) is wrong.
The other pairs are all correct: Glossina palpalis (tsetse fly) – sleeping sickness; Culex – filariasis ( Wuchereria); Aedes aegypti – yellow fever (also dengue).
Answer: (1)