Which of the following are true regarding KFD -: (A) It is zoonosis, (B) Affcets monkeys, (C) Caused by bacteria, (D) Caused by rickettsia
Answer is A. KFD is caused by a virus. Infection is transmitted by the bite of ticks, the principal vector being Haemaphysalis spirogyra. REF:ANATHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO:524