Question

Rickettsia are obligate intracellular parasites that are transmitted by arthropods. In which of the following places would you most likely find the parasites living in the host organism during the course of infection?A. on the surface of heart cellsB. on the outer surface of the skinC. within the blood plasmaD. within macrophages

Answer 1

Answer is C, within the blood plasma.

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that, Rickettsia are transmitted by vectors that feed on blood, this means that the pathogen are residing in the bloodstream before transmission.