What Has Led to the Doubling of the Number of Cases

question 7

Multiple Choice

What has led to the doubling of the number of cases of dengue fever every decade since 1990?

• A) The increase in the number of mosquitos from the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species
• B) The extension of tick season
• C) The increase in tick hotspot states
• D) The increase in the number and geographic range of both fleas and ticks

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