Please Select the FALSE Statement Regarding Arthropod Vectors

question 2

Multiple Choice

Please select the FALSE statement regarding arthropod vectors.

• A) Mechanical vectors simply transfer a pathogen from one surface to another.
• B) Biological vectors play an essential role in the life cycle of the pathogen.
• C) Arthropods are very specific and always bite only one type of host.
• D) The incidence of vector-borne diseases can be decreased by controlling the vector or the infected hosts.
• E) Some arthropods cause disease even when they do not act as a vector.

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