Disease not transmitted by Lice is -: (A) Relapsing fever, (B) Trench fever, (C) Q-fever, (D) Epidemic typhus
Answer is C. 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