Which is true of KFD?
Correct Answer: All of the above.
Description: Kyasanur forest disease: KFD is an example of tick-borne hemorrhagic fever. It was first repoed in Kyasanur forest of Karnataka, Shimoga district, n 1957. Vector: Hard ticks (Haemaphysalis spinigera). Hosts: Reservoirs are the rats and squirrels, Amplifier hosts are the monkeys (KFD is known as Monkey's disease). Man is an incidental host and considered as dead end. Clinical Manifestation: Incubation period varies from 3-8 days. First stage (hemorrhagic fever) occurs followed by second phase of meningoencephalitis. Killed KFD vaccine: It is recommended in endemic areas of Karnataka (all villages within 5 km of endemic foci).
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