Q fever is caused by________________?

Correct answer: D. C. burnetti

  • A. Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
  • B. R. prowozekii
  • C. R. quintana
  • D. C. burnetti

Explanation

Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, an obligate intracellular organism formerly classified with the rickettsiae. The other options cause scrub typhus, epidemic typhus and trench fever, respectively.

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