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(C) $1$. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected female $Anopheles$ mosquito.$2$. Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of

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(C) $1$. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected female $Anopheles$ mosquito.$2$. Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of infected $Aedes$ mosquitoes ($Aedes 	ext{ aegypti}$ and $Aedes 	ext{ albopictus}$).$3$. Filariasis (Elephantiasis) is caused by filarial worms ($Wuchereria 	ext{ bancrofti}$ and $Wuchereria 	ext{ malayi}$) and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected $Culex$ mosquitoes.$4$. Ringworm is a fungal infection caused by fungi belonging to the genera $Microsporum$, $Trichophyton$, and $Epidermophyton$. It is spread through contact with infected individuals or contaminated soil, clothes, or combs, not by mosquitoes.

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