A man presents with fever and chills 2 weeks after a louse bite. There was a maculo-papular rash on the trunk, which spread peripherally. The cause of this infection can be:-: (A) Scrub typhus, (B) Endemic typhus, (C) Rickettsial pox, (D) Epidemic typhus
Answer is D. Epidemic typhus is transmitted by louse. Scrub typhus and Rickettsial pox are transmitted by mites Endemic typhus is transmitted by rat flea.