Biology
Given below are the names of a few vector-borne diseases. Name the vectors for these diseases and pathogens of diseases carried by them.
| malaria, dengue, yellow fever, amoebic dysentery, sleeping sickness, plague, rabies |
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Diseases
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| Disease | Vector | Pathogen |
|---|---|---|
| Malaria | Female Anopheles mosquito | Plasmodium (protozoan) |
| Dengue | Aedes mosquito | DENV (virus) |
| Yellow fever | Aedes mosquito | Yellow fever virus |
| Amoebic dysentery | Housefly | Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan) |
| Sleeping sickness | Tse-tse fly | Trypanosoma (protozoan) |
| Plague | Rat flea | Yersinia pestis (bacteria) |
| Rabies | Saliva of infected animals (dogs) | Rhabdovirus (virus) |
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