KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bites of infected Aedes species mosquitoes (Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus). These are the same types of mosquitoes that spread Zika and chikungunya viruses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aedes aegypti is known to transmit dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector that transmits the virus that causes dengue. The virus is passed to humans through the bites of an infective female Aedes mosquito, which mainly acquires the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person.

Detailed explanation-4: -DENV-1 vertical transmission by both Aedes species was documented, under laboratory conditions, with rates of 11.11% (2 out of 18) for Ae. albopictus and 8.33% (3 out of 36) for Ae. aegypti (Table 1).