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Mosquito Dunks contain protein, produced by Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria, that is toxic to some aquatic insect larvae. Mosquito Dunks may help control which of the following?

a. malaria
b. bubonic plague
c. Legionnaires' disease
d. toxoplamosis
e. all of the above

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Answer:

a. malaria

Step-by-step explanation:

Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted by the bite of infected anopheles mosquitoes, entering the bloodstream, affecting the red blood cells. Therefore, Mosquito Dunks may be a good control of malaria in tropical countries.

On the other hand, mosquito dunk is an inappropriate control method for the other diseases listed, because bubonic plague was transmitted by the fleas of rats, legionellosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Legionella) that is found mainly in water bodies and toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite present in undercooked contaminated meat and the feces of cats.

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