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Help please? what is the mode of infection of dengue?
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Mosquitoes: The aedes aegypti ; aedes albopictus mosquitoes are both vectors for dengue fever. Denque fever is a viral illness.
Answered 3/10/2014
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Mosquito bite: Dengue is transmitted by daytime biting mosquitoes (aedes) in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Transmission in the us has been observed but is uncommon at this time.
Answered 12/3/2014
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