<prompt> Which of the following are true regarding KFD -It is zoonosisAffcets monkeysCaused by bacteriaCaused by rickettsia  <response>: KFD is caused by a virus. Infection is transmitted by the bite of ticks, the principal vector being Haemaphysalis spirogyra. REF:ANATHANARAYAN AND PANIKERS TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO:524 