Question

*Guppies will be suitable for the control of which disease?*

1️⃣ dengue
2️⃣ swine flu
3️⃣ rabies
4️⃣ typhoid​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. dengue fever

Explanation:

Guppy fish proven to be cheap, effective tool in fight against Dengue fever. Summary: Larvae-eating guppy fish can help combat the spread of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness giving rise to hundreds of thousands of severe cases including 20,000 deaths worldwide every year.

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Answer 2

Guppies will be suitable for the control of dengue (Option 1)

• The scientific name of guppy fish is Poecilia reticulata. It is one of the most common freshwater fishes that are kept in an aquarium.
• They are significantly employed in mosquito control.
• It is due to the fact that guppies feed on the larvae of insects and thus combat the spread of disease-causing insects.

• A single fish can consume around 100 to 300 mosquito larvae in a day.

• It has greatly helped in containing the spread of dengue fever which was causing numerous deaths worldwide.