Which of the following ricketsial diseases is transmitted by tick -: (A) Murine typhus, (B) Rocky mountain spotted fever, (C) Q-fever, (D) Endemic typhus
Answer is B. Rickettsial disease Insect vector Murine typhus (endemic typhus) - Flea Q fever Nil Ref: PARK&;S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 23rd edition pg 299