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Casual organism of dengue is

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Arbovirus
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Wuchereria
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Anopheles
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Culex
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The correct option is A Arbovirus
  • Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus.Dengue is spread by several species of a mosquito of the Aedes Type, principally A.aegypti.
  • .Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection.[2] This may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash
  • Arbovirus is an informal name used to refer to any viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. As dengue is transmitted by an arthropod vector(mosquito) its causative organism is called arbovirus.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Arbovirus'.

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