Human Health And Disease Question 204

Question: ‘Dengue fever’ is caused by

[CBSE PMT 1993]

Options:

A) Bacteria

B) Plasmodium

C) Virus

D) Entamoeba histolytica

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Dengue fever is caused by an RNA containing arbo virus (Anthropode borne virus) of flavi virus group, which also causes yellow fever.

Thus, the virus, which causes dengue fever is a mosquito borne flavi-ribo virus. So, the correct answer is option C.