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My name is Aedes aegypti. I am capable of transferring pathogens to humans which cause very high fever. Humans call the fever as breaking bone fever. Identify the disease.

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Plague
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Dengue
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Cholera
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Rabies
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Solution

The correct option is B Dengue
Aedes aegypti is the mosquito which is the vector for dengue fever. The characteristic feature of Aedes aegypti mosquito is the presence of white markings on legs and body. Dengue fever is also called as break bone fever due to severe muscle and joint pains. Signs of dengue fever are headache, high fever, vomiting, muscle and joint pain.

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