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Plague is spread by
Plague is spread by
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The correct option is B Xenopsylla.
- Yersinia pestis. Yersinia pestis (formerly called Pasteurella pestis) is a short gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that causes plague.
- It is a disease of rodents (squirrels, rabbits, rats) that is spread to humans by a bite of Rat Flea/Xenopsylla. This occurs when the flea has fed on an infected rodent and bites a human.
- It is also transmitted by person-to-person contact through aerosol inhalation.
- Hence Plague is spread by Xenopsylla.
- So, the correct answer is 'Xenopsylla'.
- Yersinia pestis. Yersinia pestis (formerly called Pasteurella pestis) is a short gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that causes plague.
- It is a disease of rodents (squirrels, rabbits, rats) that is spread to humans by a bite of Rat Flea/Xenopsylla. This occurs when the flea has fed on an infected rodent and bites a human.
- It is also transmitted by person-to-person contact through aerosol inhalation.
- Hence Plague is spread by Xenopsylla.
- So, the correct answer is 'Xenopsylla'.
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