Multiple choice

Which of the following organisms transmits virus that causes dengue?

  1. Anopheles

  2. Aedes

  3. Tick

  4. Dog
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Aedes mosquito (specifically Aedes aegypti) is the primary vector that transmits the dengue virus. Female Aedes mosquitoes become infected when they bite an infected person and can then transmit the virus to other people. Anopheles transmits malaria, ticks transmit Lyme disease, and dogs transmit rabies virus.

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