Question
Which of the following is transferred by the vector shown in Image ?
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KFD Virus
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Chandipura Virus
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Orienta
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None of these
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � C
Explanation
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Ans.C. Orienta
* Orientia tsutsugamushi is a mite-borne bacterium belonging to the family Rickettsiaceae and is responsible for a disease called scrub typhus in humans.
* The mite larvae, called chiggers, are natural ectoparasites of rodents. Humans get infected upon accidental contact with infected chiggers.
