Following are true of kyasanur forest disease except -: (A) Transmitted by soft tick, (B) Caused by retrovirus, (C) Incubation Period is 3-8 days, (D) Killed vaccine available
Answer is B. TFD is caused by tick-borne virus coming under Flaviviridae. Infection is transmitted by ticks. REF:ANATHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO:524