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Aedes mosquito is a carrier of:1. typhoid2. cholera3. dengue4. malaria

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : dengue

The correct answer is Dengue.

  • Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus.
  • Its symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection.
  • Its symptoms include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle, and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash.
  • It generally takes two to seven days.

  • Typhoid 
    • It is a common bacterial disease.
    • Its causative agent is the bacteria Salmonella typhi, which enters the small intestine through contaminated water and food and migrates to other organs of the body through blood.
    • Its symptoms include high fever weakness, stomach pain, constipation, headache, and loss of appetite.
    • Widal test is the diagnostic test for typhoid.
  • Malaria
    • It is a common disease caused by a protozoan Plasmodium species.
    • Its transmitting agent is the female Anopheles mosquito that transfers the sporozoites of Plasmodium.
    • Malaria may also cause anemia and jaundice because of the loss of red blood cells.
  • Cholera
    • Cholera is an infectious disease that caused severe watery diarrhea.
    • It can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated.
    • It is caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacterium called Vibrio cholera.


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