Which of the following statements is true regarding Arboviruses?
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Kyasanur forest disease is transmitted by tick(Ref: Ananthanarayan, 9th/e, p. 522, 523 and 8th/e, p. 520)* KFD is mainly transmitted by Hard tick, but soft tick can also transmit the disease and reservoirs are monkeys and rats.* Dengue virus has four serotypes.* Yellow fever is not endemic in India; it is distributed in Africa and South America.* Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes mosquito.
Yellow fever is endemic in India
Dengue virus has only one serotype
Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is transmitted by ticks
Mosquito of Culex visnoi - complex is the vector of Dengue fever
Arboviruses