PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Murine typhus fever
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Colorodo tick fever
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Scrub typhus fever
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Flea-borne (murine) typhus, is a disease caused by a bacteria called Rickettsia typhi. Flea-borne typhus is spread to people through contact with infected fleas.
Detailed explanation-2: -WHAT IS MURINE TYPHUS? Murine typhus is a disease transmitted by fleas. Endemic typhus, flea-borne typhus, and shop fever are other names used for this disease. It is caused by the bacterium, Rickettsia typhi, and possibly Rickettsia felis, found in infected fleas and their feces.
Detailed explanation-3: -Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, and chiggers. Typhus fevers include scrub typhus, murine typhus, and epidemic typhus. Chiggers spread scrub typhus, fleas spread murine typhus, and body lice spread epidemic typhus.