Dengue is caused by which type of mosquito?

Dengue is a viral infection that is usually acquired when a female mosquito of the type that is famous for its white markings, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and to a lesser degree the Aedes albopictus mosquito, takes a blood meal from an infected individual. These mosquitoes love to breed in the clean standing water they find near people’s homes. Unlike most other mosquitoes, the female Aedes aegypti mosquito bites during the day, especially during the early morning and the late afternoon, though she can bite at any other time when she is in the shade or inside a house. Once she has bitten an infected individual, she becomes a lifelong carrier of the virus and can then transmit the virus to other people she bites.