The vector reservoir for agents causing viral encephalitis in the United States is:
A)Tarantula spiders.
B)Mosquitoes and ticks.
C)Carnivorous wild animals.
D)Domestic and wild animals.

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Viral encephalitis,not attributable to a childhood viral disease,is usually transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.The vector reservoir for most agents pathogenic for humans and detected in the United States are mosquitoes and ticks; therefore,most cases of encephalitis appear during the hot summer months.Tarantulas,carnivorous wild animals,and domestic animals are not reservoirs for the agents that cause viral encephalitis.

The Vector Reservoir for Agents Causing Viral Encephalitis in the United