Which of the following statements is true about endemic typhus -: (A) Is caused by R. Rickettsii, (B) Is transmitted by the bite of fleas, (C) Has no mammalian reservoir, (D) Can be cultured in chemically defined culture medium
Answer is B. <p> Endemic or flea-borne typhus or murine typhus is transmitted by bite of flea. Rats are the reservoir. Causative agent is Rickettsia typhus. Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:300 <\p>