27. The three environmental requirements for Lyme disease to appear in an area are:
a. _____________________________________
b. _____________________________________
c. _____________________________________
28. List two reasons why relaxing a tick with flame or heat in order to remove the tick
from its host is a poor idea.
a. _____________________________________
b. _____________________________________
29. Under which of the following conditions are lice infestations common?
a. In temperature climates, where clothing is heavy and worn in several layers
b. In a climate where it is hot and people perspire profusely
c. In rural areas, where people pick up the infestation from trees and other
vegetation
30. Ticks are responsible for transmitting which of the following diseases?
a.
Scrub typhus
b.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
c.
Russian spring-summer encephalitis
d.
Epidemic typhus
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