Which of the following is a carrier of dengue fever?

Anopheles

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Culex

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Aedes

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Musca

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Solution

The correct option is B Aedes
Aedes - It is the carrier of yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya, west Nile fever.
Anopheles - It is the carrier of malaria, filariasis etc.
Culex - It is the carrier of Japanese encephalitis, filariasis.
Musca is the genus name of houseflies belonging to phylum Arthropoda. So, the correct answer is option C.

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