Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

Dengue fever is caused by a virus carried from person to person by ____.

Correct answer C. Aedes mosquitoes

Explanation

Female Aedes mosquitoes transmit dengue virus; Anopheles transmits the malaria parasite, which is a protozoan, not a virus. Removing standing water reduces Aedes breeding.

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