This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Environment and health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Mansonoides mosquito transmits the following disease - 
Select and explain. 
A. Bancroftian filariasis, B. Brugian filariasis, C. Malaria, D. Dengue
B: Brugian filariasis
Answer: B: Brugian filariasis 
Explanation: Mansonoide mosquito transmits Brugian filariasis. They are big, black mosquitoes with speckling on their wings and legs. They breed in ponds and lakes containing aquatic plants. Eggs are laid in star-shaped clusters on the undersurface of water plants. Their control is easy by removal or destruction of aquatic host plants by herbicides. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th Edition, Pg 831