Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.

Published by Benjamin Cummings

ISBN 10: 0321733606

ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 11 - Figure 11.1 - Rickettsias - Question - Page 304: 1

Answer

Rickettsia is transmitted through bites of ticks and insects.

Work Step by Step

Rickettsia prowazekii is transmitted by lice. Rickettsia typhi is transmitted by rat fleas. Rickettsia rickettsii is transmitted by ticks. Bites of these insects and ticks help transmit the diseases that the Rickettsias could cause.

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