Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Of the following diseases which one is caused by insect bite:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 1996 · Topic: Viral Diseases (Vector-borne Viral Diseases: Epidemiology and Control Strategies)
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