Which statement about Lyme Disease prevalence in Florida is true?

Which statement about Lyme Disease prevalence in Florida is true?

• A. It is not transmitted by deer ticks.
• B. It is curable with antibiotics in all cases.
• C. It is not highly prevalent in Florida.
• D. It is spread only by mosquitoes.

Answer: (C)

Lyme disease risk follows where the Ixodes ticks, especially deer ticks, are found and where people have tick exposure. In Florida, these ticks exist but the overall number of Lyme disease cases is low compared with the Northeast and upper Midwest, so it is not highly prevalent there. That makes the statement about Florida’s prevalence true. Keep in mind the other points: Lyme disease is transmitted by deer ticks, not by mosquitoes, and while antibiotics can treat many cases—especially when started early—treatment isn’t guaranteed to be curative in every instance, particularly if the infection is not addressed promptly.

Lyme disease risk follows where the Ixodes ticks, especially deer ticks, are found and where people have tick exposure. In Florida, these ticks exist but the overall number of Lyme disease cases is low compared with the Northeast and upper Midwest, so it is not highly prevalent there. That makes the statement about Florida’s prevalence true.

Keep in mind the other points: Lyme disease is transmitted by deer ticks, not by mosquitoes, and while antibiotics can treat many cases—especially when started early—treatment isn’t guaranteed to be curative in every instance, particularly if the infection is not addressed promptly.