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Dengue is caused by

Female Anopheles

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Female Aedes

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Male Anopheles

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B
Female Aedes

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Dengue is spread by several species of a mosquito of the female Aedes type, principally Aedes aegypti. Symptoms include high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, characteristic skin rash, bleeding, low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage. So, the correct answer is 'Female Aedes'.

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