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What must happen for a pathogen to be transmitted by a mosquito vein?
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The pathogen must migrate to the mosquito salivary gland and replicate there.
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How do lice remain attached to their hosts?
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Lice remain attached by means of legs, claws, and teeth that are well adapted to grasping.
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Name a disease transmitted by flea vectors.
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Flea vectors transmit plague.
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How do mites directly cause disease?
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Mites causes disease by burrowing into skin and inducing an intense allergic response.
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Name two organisms, their disease, and the tick vectors that spread them.
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Dermacentor andersoni transmits Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Ixodes scapularis transmits Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease.
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