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Question
The disease ‘chikungunya’ is transmitted by ______.
Options
female Anopheles
male Culex
Aedes mosquito
bed bug
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Solution
The disease ‘chikungunya’ is transmitted by aedes mosquito.
Explanation:
The disease chikungunya is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected aedes mosquitoes, primarily aedes aegypti and also aedes albopictus. These mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person already carrying the chikungunya virus and then spread it to other humans through subsequent bites.
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