This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
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 
Select and explain. 
A. Scrub typhus, B. Endemic typhus, C. Epidemic typhus, D. Rickettsial pox
C: Epidemic typhus
Answer: C: Epidemic typhus 
Explanation: None