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Disease not transmitted by Lice is -

A
Relapsing fever
B
Trench fever
C
Q-fever
D
Epidemic typhus
High-Yield Explanation
Lice are small ectoparasites of mammals and birds. Infestation by lice is called pediculosis. Diseases transmitted by lice and causative agents are Epidemic typhus- rickettsia prowazeki, trench fever- rickettsia quintana, relapsing fever- borrelia recurrentis Q fever is transmitted by soft tick. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th edition, Page No. 837

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