With regard to infectious disease,arthropods most often act as
A)parasites.
B)causative organisms of disease.
C)vectors.
D)fomites.

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Arthropods most often act as vectors, meaning they transmit disease-causing organisms (such as viruses, bacteria, or parasites) from one host to another. Examples include mosquitoes spreading malaria and ticks spreading Lyme disease. Arthropods can also be parasites themselves, but this is not the most common way they are involved in infectious disease transmission.

With Regard to Infectious Disease,arthropods Most Often Act as