All of the following are true about Epidemic typhus except
Correct Answer: Also known as Flea born typhus
Description: Rickettsial diseases Diseases Rickettsial agent Insect vectors Mammalian reservoirs 1. Typhus group a. Epidemic typhus b. Murine typhus c. Scrub typhus R. prowazekii R. typhi R. tsutsugamushi Louse Flea Mite Humans Rodents Rodents 2. Spotted fever group a. Indian tick typhus b. Rocky mountain spotted fever c. Rickettsial pox R. conorii R. rickettsii R. akari Tick Tick Mite Rodents, dogs Rodents, dogs Mice 3. Others a. Q fever b. Trench fever C. burnetii Rochalimaea quintana Nil Louse Cattle, sheep, goats Humans Also serve as ahropod reservoir, by maintaining the rickettsiae through ovarian transmission Murine typhus is also known as Endemic typhus or Flea typhus
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