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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