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The disease chikungunya is transmitted b...

The disease chikungunya is transmitted by

A

house flies

B

Aedes mosquitoes

C

cockroach

D

female Anopheles.

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Chikungunya is caued by chikungunya virus. The disease is transmitted by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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