It is true regarding Endemic typhus that -
Rats are the reservoirs. Rat flea is the vector. Rickettsial infection is characterised by fever , headache ,malaise, prostration,skin rash and enlargement of spleen and liver. Diagnostic procedures include isolation of rickettsiae, IFA, CFT, Weil Felix test , ELISA Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 317
Man is the only reservoir of infection
Flea is a vector of the disease
The rash developing into eschar is a characteristic presentation
Culture of the etiological agent in tissue culture is a diagnostic modality
Communicable diseases