Choose the statement below that is correct about arthropod$-$borne viral diseases.

Multiple Choice

Although many people are bitten by WNV$-$infected ticks, most individuals do not know they have been exposed to West Nile virus; most infected individuals remain asymptomatic or exhibit only mild, flulike symptoms.

In humans, disease caused by the equine encephalitis virus$$can progress to seizures, paralysis, coma, and death.

The arthropod$-$borne virus known as$$respiratory syncytial virus $($HRSV$)$ often is described as the most dangerous cause of lower respiratory infections in infants.

Characteristic symptoms of infection with West Nile virus includes acute onset of fever $101$F$,$ followed by a rash that features firm, deep$-$seated vesicles or pustules.