Causative agent of relapsing fever is?
Borrelia recurrentis
Bordetella pertussis
Bacillus anthracis
Bartonella henselae
ANSWER: (A) Borrelia recurrentisREF: Jawetz 24th ed chapter 25, Medical entomology for students by 4th edition Page 220 See details of TICK-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER in Community Medicine December 2010Epidemic relapsing feverLouseBorrelia recurrentisEndemic relapsing feverSoft tick (genus Ornithodoros)Borrelia duttoni Borrelia hermsii Borrelia parkeri Borrelia turicatae
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