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Social & Preventive Medicine VBDs, Arboviral & Viral Infections, Surface Infections 9e6a793c

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
High-Yield Explanation
Epidemic typhus is transmitted by louse. Scrub typhus and Rickettsial pox are transmitted by mites Endemic typhus is transmitted by rat flea.

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