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Recently chikungunya and dengue cases were reported from various parts of the country. Choose the correct vector responsible for these diseases.

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Xenopsylla (rat flea)
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Anopheles (mosquito)
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Culex (mosquito)
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Aedes (mosquito)
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Solution

The correct option is D Aedes (mosquito)
A disease vector is any agent which carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
  • Aedes mosquito- Vector of dengue and chikungunya
  • Culex mosquito– Vector of Wuchereria bancrofti which causes Elephantiasis.
  • Xenopsylla– Vector of Yersinia pestis which causes plague.
  • Anopheles mosquito– Vector of Plasmodium which causes malaria.

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