Hard tick causes which of the following?: (A) Oriental sore, (B) KFD, (C) Tick typhus, (D) Q fever
Answer is C. Description: Vector Diseases transmitted Soft tick Relapsing fever, Q fever, KFD (outside India) Hard tick Tularemia, Babesiosis, KFD (India), Tick paralysis, Tick encephalitis, Indian tick typhus, Tick hemorrhagic fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Oriental sore transmitted by sandfly (P.papatasii,P.sergenti) REF: PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE, 25TH EDITION, PG NO. 841