Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
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Chapter 24 - Diseases of the Nervous System - Self Quiz - Page 799: 12

Answer

(a) Togaviruses

Work Step by Step

Togaviruses are the most likely cause of encephalitis. The life cycles of these viruses generally involve transmission from a mosquito to a bird, then back to a mosquito, and then transmitted to a horse, then to human, or other mammal, and finally back to a mosquito.
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