Which disease is not transmitted by mosquitoes?
A
Brain fever or encephalitis
Correct option is D. Pneumonia
- Dengue is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, malaria by Anopheles mosquito, and brain fever or encephalitis is transmitted by means of Culex mosquitoes.
- Pneumonia is the inflammation of the air spaces or alveoli of the lungs that get filled with pus. It can be caused due to bacterial and fungal infection, the most general being caused by bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae.
So, the correct answer is 'Pneumonia'.