Soldiers or refuges in crowded unsanitary conditions are MOST susceptible to which rickettsial disease?

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Typhus is transmitted by body lice, which thrive in crowded unsanitary conditions. Soldiers and refugees living in such conditions are at highest risk of contracting typhus. Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks and is more prevalent in rural and wooded areas. Q fever is caused by a bacteria found in domestic and wild animals, and is transmitted through inhalation of contaminated dust from animal waste. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by ticks found in wooded or grassy areas, and is more common in the western United States.

Soldiers or Refuges in Crowded Unsanitary Conditions Are MOST Susceptible