Biology PYQ 329 of 399 · Human Health, Diseases & Immunity

The most common carrier of communicable diseases is

  1. AAnt
  2. BHousefly
  3. CDragonfly
  4. DSpider
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

BPSC CDPO Prelims 2022

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Correct answer: (b) Housefly

Explanation

The housefly is the most common carrier of communicable diseases. It breeds in filth, carries germs on its legs and body, and leaves them on food.

It spreads typhoid, cholera, dysentery and diarrhoea.

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