Paper II — 2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q20

Paper II

2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Name the causative agent and vector of plague

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Answer

Causative agent of plague: Yersinia pestis. Vector: the rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis — transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected flea (having previously fed on an infected rodent, the natural reservoir/amplifying host).

Related Concepts

1. 1Plague

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