Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Dengue is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
2.DNA vaccines are inhaled rather than injected in our bodies.
3.The ZyCoV-D is the world’s first and India’s indigenously developed DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C
Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 and 3 are correct. Dengue is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes Aegypti mosquito. The ZyCoV-D is the world’s first and India’s indigenously developed DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19.

Statement 2 is correct. DNA vaccines are injected directly into the body’s cells, where it instructs the cells to produce the antigen.

Source: FORUMIAS