acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
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murine typhus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | endemic typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus |
| Type of | typhus, typhus fever |
Examples of murine typhus
murine typhus
In 1666 pestilence or murine typhus swept through what is now the department of Huehuetenango.
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Murine typhus is spread by fleas that have hosted on infected cats, opossums, raccoons, rats and other rodents.
From the sacbee.com
Rats and their parasites carry bubonic plague, murine typhus, trichinosis, leptospirosis and other diseases.
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There were 18 cases of murine typhus reported in Los Angeles County in 2008, the most recent year for which data are available.
From the sacbee.com
With their eleven internal parasites and 18 kinds of fleas, they expose people to rat-bite fever, murine typhus, bubonic plague and other diseases.
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