The Causative Agent of Lyme Disease is ________, Which Is

Question

The causative agent of Lyme disease is ________, which is carried primarily by the ________.
A) a flavivirus / Ixodes sp. (deer tick)
B) Yersinia pestis / Xenopsylla cheopis (rat flea)
C) Rickettsia prowazekii / Culex species (mosquito)
D) Borrelia burgdorferi / Ixodes sp. (deer tick)

Accepted Answer

Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease, and it is primarily carried by the Ixodes tick, also known as the deer tick. Option A is incorrect because Lyme disease is not caused by a flavivirus, and option B is incorrect because Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, not Lyme disease. Option C is also incorrect because Rickettsia prowazekii is the causative agent of typhus, and it is primarily carried by the Culex mosquito, not the deer tick.