Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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Chapter 25, Problem 7MC
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Arboviruses are those virus group which is transmitted through bite of arthropods vectors like mosquito, sand-fly, and ticks to human hosts. The symptoms of diseases transmitted to humans is seen in around 3-15 days after virus entry. The life cycle of arboviruses is completed inside arthropod and humans.
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Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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