Dengue Fever is an Example Of

Question

Dengue fever is an example of
A)a communicable disease.
B)a congenital infection.
C)an arboviral infection.
D)an opportunistic infection.
E)a zoonosis.

Accepted Answer

Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus which is transmitted to humans by the Aedes mosquito. Therefore, it is an example of an arboviral infection which is a type of viral infection that is transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes or ticks.