Multiple choice

Which of the following agents causes typhus fever?

  1. Rickettsia prowazekii

  2. Chlamydia trachomatis

  3. Salmonella typhi

  4. Fusobacterium sps

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Explanation

Rickettsia prowazekii causes typhus fever. Its symptoms are chills, fever, headache, generalised aches, pains and exhaustion.