What are the vector reservoirs for agents causing viral encephalitis in the United States?
A) Tarantula spiders
B) Mosquitoes
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. 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. Tarantula spiders, carnivorous wild animals, and domestic and wild animals are not reservoirs for the agents that cause viral encephalitis.

What Are the Vector Reservoirs for Agents Causing Viral Encephalitis