Recently chikungunya and dengue cases were reported from various parts of the country. Choose the correct vector responsible for these diseases.

Xenopsylla (rat flea)

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Anopheles (mosquito)

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Culex (mosquito)

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Aedes (mosquito)

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Solution

The correct option is D Aedes (mosquito)
A disease vector is any agent which carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.

Aedes mosquito- Vector of dengue and chikungunya

Culex mosquito– Vector of Wuchereria bancrofti which causes Elephantiasis.

Xenopsylla– Vector of Yersinia pestis which causes plague.

Anopheles mosquito– Vector of Plasmodium which causes malaria.

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