Which helminthic disease is transmitted by mosquito bites?

Filariasis is the correct answer because it specifically refers to a group of diseases caused by filarial worms, which are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The most notable of these is lymphatic filariasis, caused by the parasites Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori, which are all transmitted by different species of mosquitoes. The life cycle of these parasites involves the mosquito acting as the vector where the larvae develop before they are transferred to humans through a mosquito bite.

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is another helminthic disease transmitted by insect vectors; however, it is specifically spread by black flies, not mosquitoes. Taeniasis involves tapeworms, which are transmitted through the consumption of undercooked or contaminated food and is therefore not insect-transmitted. Visceral larva migrans is a condition associated with the migration of certain larval forms, particularly from Toxocara canis (dog roundworm), and it does not involve mosquito transmission. Hence, Filariasis correctly identifies the helminthic disease associated with mosquito bites.