The Rickettsial Disease That Killed Howard Ricketts and Stanislaus Prowazek

Question

The Rickettsial disease that killed Howard Ricketts and Stanislaus Prowazek was
A)louse-borne typhus.
B)tick-borne typhus.
C)yellow fever.
D)bubonic plague.

Accepted Answer

Howard Ricketts and Stanislaus Prowazek died from louse-borne typhus, also known as epidemic typhus.