Which arthropod is the usual vector involved in transmission of Lyme borreliosis?
Correct answer: B. Ixodes hard ticks
- A. Culex mosquitoes
- B. Ixodes hard ticks
- C. Phlebotomine sand flies
- D. Xenopsylla fleas
Explanation
Borrelia burgdorferi and related organisms are transmitted mainly by Ixodes ticks. Culex mosquitoes transmit several arboviruses, sand flies transmit leishmaniasis, and fleas are classically linked with plague.
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