MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Among arthropod vectors of disease, ticks transmit the most diverse array of infectious agents and ticks are the most important arthropod vectors, globally, of pathogens to humans and domestic animals [5, 6, 7].

Detailed explanation-2: -Other viral diseases transmitted by vectors include chikungunya fever, Zika virus fever, yellow fever, West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis (all transmitted by mosquitoes), tick-borne encephalitis (transmitted by ticks).

Detailed explanation-3: -Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is a potentially serious bacterial infection affecting both humans and animals. It is the most common tickborne disease reported in Minnesota and in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ticks are effective vectors and, sometimes, effective reservoirs. In some species, adult females can transmit the pathogens to their offspring as a result of transovarial transmission.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ticks are important vectors of various pathogenic protozoa, bacteria and viruses that cause serious and life-threatening illnesses in humans and animals worldwide.