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Agriculture · Q217

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 217

Q217

Plague is transmitted by

A.
Xenopsylla cheopsis
Answer
B.
Sesamia inferens
C.
Bemisia tabaci
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Plague is transmitted by Xenopsylla cheopsis.
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas.
Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria usually found in small mammals and their fleas.
The infection is usually transmitted within murine populations and then to humans by bites from infected fleas. The oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, is considered the most efficient plague vector.