Question

Which one of the following pairs of diseases is viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?

• A. Elephantiasis and Dengue
• B. Yellow fever and Sleeping sickness
• C. Encephalitis and Sleeping sickness
• D. Yellow fever and Dengue

Answer 1

The correct option is D Yellow fever and Dengue

The virus of dengue fever is transmitted by the bite of tiger mosquito, Aedes aegypti (mosquito) during day time. The virus which causes dengue fever is a mosquito-borne flavi-ribovirus. Yellow fever is a zoonotic disease caused by an arbovirus. It is a haemorrhagic disease transmitted by the infected Aedes aegypti (mosquito). So, the correct answer is option D.