True about Arboviruses is –
Correct Answer: Chikungunya is transmitted by Aedes aegypti
Description: - chikungunya is a disease caused by group A virus, the chikungunya virus and transmitted by Aedes aegypti. - KFD was first recognized inas Shimoga district of Karnataka in India. - India is a yellow fever receptive area, that is an area in which yellow fever does not exist, but where conditions would permit it's development if introduced. - Dengue is caused by dengue virus. - there are four virus serotypes which we designated as DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:283,247,288,289 <p>
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