Social & Preventive Medicine Communicable diseases f32b3bc5 Q fever is caused by which Rickettsial Agent A R. prowazekii B R. tsutsugamushi C C. burnetii D Rochalimaea quintana High-Yield Explanation The causative agent is Coxiella burnetii. It is found in ticks which act as vectors as well as reservoir Ref:Pg No:328; Park 25th Edition