There is an outbreak of buboes in the community. What is the vector responsible for this condition?

Options

1. Xenopsylla cheopis
2. Phlebotomus argentipes
3. Ixodes tick
4. Female Anopheles mosquito

Correct Answer

Xenopsylla cheopis

Explanation

Buboes (swollen, painful lymph nodes) are characteristic of plague caused by Yersinia pestis. The primary vector is the rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis, which transmits the bacteria from infected rodents to humans. Bubonic plague typically presents with fever and painful inguinal or axillary buboes.

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