Question
Diseases transmitted by the parasite shown in the picture below is ?
A. Epidemic typhus .
B. Scrub Typhus .
C. Trench fever.
D. a and c.
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Correct Answer » D
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Ans:D. Epidemic typhus and Trench fever.
The parasite shown in the picture above represent Louse.
Louse
- Louse is a wingless insect.
- They have narrow heads and oval, flattened bodies.
- Their compound eyes are reduced in size or absent.
- Their antennae are short with three to five segments, and their mouth parts, which are retractable into their head, are adapted for piercing and sucking
- Infectious diseases associated with human lice include epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench fever, which are caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, Borrelia recurrentis, and Bartonella quintana, respectively.
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