Dengue and chikungunya are viral diseases spread by which mosquito, which usually bites in the daytime?

AnophelesCorrect answerYour answerCulexCorrect answerYour answerSand flyCorrect answerYour answerAedesCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The Aedes mosquito, with black-and-white striped legs, breeds in clean stagnant water in coolers, pots and tyres.
It spreads dengue, chikungunya and Zika.

Worth noting

Culex spreads filaria (elephantiasis) and Japanese encephalitis; the sand fly spreads kala-azar.

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