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murine typhus

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murine typhus
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A comparatively mild, acute, endemic form of typhus caused by the microorganism Rickettsia typhi, transmitted from rats to humans by fleas and characterized by fever, headache, and muscular pain.
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Noun1.murine typhus - 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
endemic typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus
typhus, typhus fever - rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
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Murine typhus is a worldwide febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, which is frequently associated with exposure to reservoir animals and their ectoparasites (1,2).
Murine typhus in child, Yucatan, Mexico by Zavala-Castro, Jorge E.; Zavala-Velazquez, Jorge E.; Uicab, Justo Eduardo Sulu / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Plague, Murine Typhus and Tungiasis are the diseases caused by fleas.
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They can transmit a number of diseases, which can be potentially fatal to man, such as Weil's disease and murine typhus.
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