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Name the two common kinds of mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit.

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There are four types of dengue virus, and they belong to a class of viruses known as flaviviruses – the family that also includes the West Nile, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. Dengue, transmitted predominantly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is found in more than 100 countries.

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