This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Not true about aedes mosquito- 
Select and explain. 
A. Are recurrent day time biters, B. Eggs cannot survive more than 1 week without water, C. Transmits dengue fever, D. Prefer breeding in stagnant water
B: Eggs cannot survive more than 1 week without water
Answer: B: Eggs cannot survive more than 1 week without water 
Explanation: Ans. is `b' i.e., Eggs cannot survive more than 1 week without water o In case of aedes agegyti, moisture is a limiting factor for egg survival with surival at higher humidities and eggs may hatch even after 16 weeks at higher humidities About other options o The female aedes arc fearless biters, and they bite chiefly during the day. o They bite repeatedly to have 1-3 blood meals. o Aedes transmits dengue fever. o Aedes prefer aificial collection of water (stagnant water)