Epidemic relapsing fever is transmitted by?
Louse
Soft tick
Hard tick
Rat flea
ANSWER: (A) LouseREF: Park textbook of preventive and social medicine 20th edition page 684 "Epidemic relapsing fever is transmitted by Louse"Always remember:Epidemic typhus Endemic typhus Epidemic relapsing fever Endemic relapsing feverLouse Rat flea Louse Soft tickDiseases transmitted by louse can be remembered as "PERT": Pediculosis, Epidemic typhus, Relapsing fever (Epidemic), Trench fever.Diseases transmitted by soft tick can be memorized as 'QRS": Q-fever, Relapsing fever (Endemic) by Soft tickDiseases transmitted by hard tick can be memorized as "Hard tick Takes Very Kind Babe": Tick typhus (Rocky Mountain spotted fever), Tick Paralysis, Tick fever, Tularemia, Viral encephalitis (Russian spring summer encephalitis), Viral hemorrhagic fever, Kyasanur Forest Disease, Babesiosis
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