Which of the following transmits Q Fever?
Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii which are found in soft ticks. They act as vectors as well as reservoir. There are two types of ticks - hard and soft Diseases transmitted by hard ticks - Tick typhus, Viral encephalitis, Viral fevers, Viral haemorrhagic fevers, Tulraemia, Tick paralysis, Human babesiosis Diseases transmitted by soft ticks - Q fever, Relapsing fever, KFD (Kyasanur forest disease) Ref: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 19th Edition, Pages 252-53
Ticks
Mites
Flea
Louse