Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
Which of the following are viral mosquito - borne diseases ?
A
Filariasis and typhus
B
Kala azar and diphtheria
C
Malaria and chagas diseasec
D
Yellow fever and dengue
Answer
Yellow fever and dengue
Explanation
Solution
Yellow fever and dengue, both are viral mosquito-borne diseases. Yellow fever caused by an arbovirus is a haemorrhagic disease transmitted by the infected Aedes aegypti. Dengue (break bone fever) is an acute tropical frequently epidemic viral disease of humans which is caused by dengue virus. It is transmitted by bite of female tiger mosquito (Aedes aegypti), during daytime.