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Murine typhus

murine typhus

An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs sporadically worldwide but is more prevalent in congested rat-infested urban areas. Also known as endemic typhus, rat-flea typhus; urban typhus of malaya).


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The Fiber Disease

... on cars at mall and stuff..... tamtam, once infected by this (if it is murine typhus) one cannot get it again.,l....also, today I read somewhere that it is the Epstein Barr ...

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... yeah, I think they are involved (the wasp) but if it did cause this murine Typhus in me> well it showed up 12 mo. lATER, NOt THE ususal 6 days,,,,,, My left forearm ...

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... the title to an article that said the disease outbrake in Texas was Murine Typhus....aka Cat-scratch Disease or call it trench fever. Now, the CDC says all three of those ...

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