The typhus group of fevers are transmitted by the following –
Correct Answer: Mites, Human body louse and Fleas
Description: Typhus group fevers are : Epidemic typhus caused by R.prowazeki, the vector is the louse. Murine typhus caused by R.typhi, the vector is rat flea. Scrub typhus caused by R.tsutsugamushi, the vector is mite. Parks textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th edition, Pg 840
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