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
Vector for dengue fever is: September 2006 
Select and explain. 
A. Culex, B. Aedes, C. Male Anopheles, D. Female Anopheles
B: Aedes
Answer: B: Aedes 
Explanation: Ans. B: Aedes Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases which occur in the tropics, can be life-threatening, and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. It is also known as breakbone fever. The reservoir for infection is both man and mosquito. The transmission cycle is man-mosquito-man. Aedes aegypti is the main vector.