Human Health And Disease Question 209

Question: The pathogen of bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of [CPMT 1993]

Options:

A) Pediculus humanis

B) Glossina palpalis

C) Aedes

D) Xenopsylla cheapis

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Bubonic plague which affects rats and men is caused by Pasteurella pestis and is transmitted by insect vector flea xenopsylla (Xenopsylla cheapis).