The Causative Agent of Dengue Fever Is

Question

The causative agent of dengue fever is
A) Rickettsia prowazekii.
B) a flavivirus.
C) Borrelia burgdorferi.
D) Clostridium perfringens.

Accepted Answer

Dengue fever is caused by a flavivirus, specifically one of four closely related viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, or DEN-4) that are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.