The vector for dengue virus is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The vector for dengue virus is:
A. Tsetse fly
B. Culex mosquito
C. Anopheles mosquito
D. Aedes aegypti mosquito
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Dengue is transmitted by Aedes aegypti, which also spreads chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever. Anopheles transmits malaria, Culex filariasis, tsetse sleeping sickness.

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Correct Answer: Option D


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Correct Answer: Option B


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