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Why it is more difficult to clear a community of a disease transmitted by arthropods such as Lyme disease than a disease transmitted by contaminated drinking water such as cholera.
Introduction:
The disease is mainly caused due to the transmission of pathogens to the human body. Arthropod acts as a vector for causing serious diseases such as Lyme, malaria, yellow fever, and dengue fever. Arthropods can cause direct or indirect injury to human such as biting, stinging and failure of sensory organs. Contaminated water contains living organisms such as algae, bacteria, protozoan or viruses which have harmful effects on health.
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