This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Microbiology
All are true about scrub typhus, Except 
Select and explain. 
A. Causative organism is O. Tsutsugamoshi, B. Vector is trombiculide mite, C. Adult female feeds on veebrate hosts, D. Tetracycline is the drug of choice
C: Adult female feeds on veebrate hosts
Answer: C: Adult female feeds on veebrate hosts 
Explanation: "Mite feeds on serum of warm blood animals only during there larval stage (chiggers) and adult mites feed only on plants"Scrub typhus :Caused by O. tsutsugamushiTransmitted by trombiculid mite which also shows transovarian spreadClinical features:Fever, headache, myalgia, cough and GI symptoms.Classic case includes an eschar, regional lymphadenopathy, and a maculopapular rash.Tetracycline is the drug of choice