Dengue fever is spread by

Anopheles

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Aedes

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Solution

The correct option is D Aedes
Dengue fever is spread through the bite of the female mosquito (Aedes aegypti).
The mosquito becomes infected when it takes the blood of a person infected with the virus. After about one week, the mosquito can then transmit the virus while biting a healthy person.
Hence Dengue fever is spread by Aedes.
So, the correct answer is 'Aedes'.

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