Biology

Assertion (A): The disease causing agent/pathogen of 'dengue' is a type of mosquito — Aedes aegypti.

Reason (R): Aedes aegypti spreads germs from a diseased person to a healthy person.

  1. Both A and R are true.
  2. Both A and R are false.
  3. A is true and R is false.
  4. A is false and R is true.

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A is false and R is true.

Explanation — Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the dengue virus. It is spread by a mosquito called Aedes aegypti. Here, the dengue virus is the agent/pathogen, and mosquito Aedes aegypti is the disease causing vector.

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