21. Fleas are responsible for which of the following diseases in man?
a.
Typhoid fever
b.
Typhus (epidemic)
c.
Typhus (endemic)
d.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
e.
Phlebotomus fever
f.
Plague
22. What role do rodents play in the spread of flea-borne disease?
a.
Host for the flea vector
b.
Vehicle of transmission
c.
Reservoir for the causative agent
23. a. Plague is usually transmitted to humans by __________________________.
b.
Primary pneumonic plague is generally caused by _____________________.
c. The typical case of primary pneumonic plague clinically resembles ________
_____________________________________________________________________.
24. List two main reservoirs for Lyme disease.
a. _________________________
b. _________________________
25. Scabies, like typhus, is a disease that accompanies wars. Why is this?
26. Trombicula mites are important to mankind only during the _________________
stage.
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