Disease not transmitted by Lice is –
Correct Answer: Q-fever
Description: Lice are small ectoparasites of mammals and birds. Infestation by lice is called pediculosis. Diseases transmitted by lice and causative agents are Epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazeki, trench fever- rickettsia quintana, relapsing fever- borrelia recurrentis Q fever is transmitted by soft tick. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th edition, Page No. 837
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