Prior to its seeming eradication, the dreaded Guinea Worm (Dracunculus),was spread by:contaminated meatcontaminated food, contaminated water, or fecesO infected ticksO protozoan-laden cone-nosed beetlesO protozoan-laden mosquitoesinfected fleasinfected copepods Like Texas Red Water Red Cattle Fever (which we did not study) Lymedisease is spread by:O infected tickscontaminated food, contaminated water, or fecesfilarial wormsdiseased spidersprotozoan-laden mitesO infected mosquitoes

INTRODUCTION Lyme disease This is a bacterial disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Transmitted by…

Like Texas Red Water Red Cattle Fever (which we did not study) Lyme disease is spread by: O infected ticks contaminated food, contaminated water, or feces filarial worms diseased spiders protozoan-laden mites O infected mosquitoes

Like Texas Red Water Red Cattle Fever (which we did not study) Lyme disease is spread by: O infected ticks contaminated food, contaminated water, or feces filarial worms diseased spiders protozoan-laden mites O infected mosquitoes

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Prior to its seeming eradication, the dreaded Guinea Worm (Dracunculus),
was spread by:
contaminated meat
contaminated food, contaminated water, or feces
O infected ticks
O protozoan-laden cone-nosed beetles
O protozoan-laden mosquitoes
infected fleas
infected copepods

Like Texas Red Water Red Cattle Fever (which we did not study) Lyme
disease is spread by:
O infected ticks
contaminated food, contaminated water, or feces
filarial worms
diseased spiders
protozoan-laden mites
O infected mosquitoes

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