Disease spread by hard tick is: September 2007: (A) Rocky mountain spotted fever, (B) Epidemic typhus, (C) Murine typhus, (D) Scrub typhus
Answer is A. Ans. A: Rocky mountain spotted fever Hard Tick-borne diseases of concern include: Human Babesiosis is a protozoan infection that occurs infrequently. Babesiosis also have Lyme disease from the same deer tick bite. Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Tularemia is a potentially serious illness. It is caused by the bacterium rodents, rabbits, and hares). Viral hemorrhagic fever Tick paralysis Colarado tick fever Viral encephalitis