Select the incorrect set of 'the typical Vector - Disease caused - Type of Pathogen'.
- A.Aedes - Chikungunya - Bacteria
- B.Culex - Lymphatic Filariasis - Parasite
- C.Anopheles - Malaria - Parasite
- D.Aedes - Dengue - Virus
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This set is wrong because chikungunya is caused by a virus, the chikungunya virus, and not by bacteria. It is spread by Aedes mosquitoes, the same day-biting mosquitoes that carry dengue and Zika, and it causes high fever with severe joint pain.
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