Multiple choice

The parasite is etiological agent of which of the following disease?

Directions: Rickettsia prowazekii is an obligate intracellular parasite.

  1. Epidemic typhus

  2. Ricket

  3. Gas gangrene

  4. Scarlet fever

  5. It does not cause any harm since it lives within the cells

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Explanation

Epidemic typhus: Rickettsia prowazekii causes epidemic typhus, which is transmitted by louse.