Which insect spreads dengue?

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A Anopheles mosquito
B Red ants
C Aedes mosquito
D Housefly

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Answer: C. Aedes mosquito

Dengue is spread by the bite of the female Aedes mosquito, which has black and white stripes and bites in the daytime. The Anopheles mosquito spreads malaria, not dengue.

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