Question

The body louse is the vector of
1. Yellow fever
2. Epidemic typhus
3. Trench fever
4. Hepatitis

• A. 1 and 2
• B. 1 and 3
• C. 2 and 3
• D. 3 and 4

Answer 1

The correct option is C 2 and 3

The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is the primary vector which transmits the bacterial agents of louse-borne relapsing fever, trench fever, and epidemic typhus. The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is a strict human parasite, living and multiplying in clothing. Borrelia recurrentis is a spirochete, the agent of relapsing fever. Bartonella quintana is an agent of bacillary angiomatosis bacteremia, trench fever, endocarditis, and chronic lymphadenopathy. Rickettsia prowazekii is the agent of epidemic typhus.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.