This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Environment and health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is transmitted by - 
Select and explain. 
A. Anopheles mosquitoes, B. Sand fly, C. Hard ticks, D. Mites
C: Hard ticks
Answer: C: Hard ticks 
Explanation: Hard ticks transmit the following disease Tick typhus Viral encephalitis Viral fever Viral hemorrhagic fever (KFD) Tularemia Tick paralysis Human babesiosis Soft tick transmits Q fever Relapsing fever KFD Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th edition, Page No. 841