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Agriculture · Q585

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 585

Q585

Aedes aegyptii transmits

A.
Yellow fever
B.
Dengue
C.
Both A and B
Answer
D.
Malaria

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Aedes aegyptii transmits Yellow fever and Dengue.
Aedes aegypti is known to transmit the dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus.
It has been suggested as a potential vector of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus and vector competency studies have shown that Aedes aegypti is capable of transmitting West Nile virus.