Murine typhus
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Murine typhus, also known as endemic typhus or flea-borne typhus, is a form of typhus transmitted by fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), usually on rats, in contrast to epidemic typhus which is usually transmitted by lice.[1][2][3] Murine typhus is an under-recognized entity, as it is often confused with viral illnesses. Most people who are infected do not realize that they have been bitten by fleas. Historically the term "hunger-typhus" was used in accounts by British POWs in Germany at the end of World War I when they described conditions in Germany.[citation needed]
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Murine typhus | |
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Other names | Endemic typhus |
Chest Xray of a 40 yr old male in acute respiratory distress syndrome as a complication of murine typhus | |
Specialty | Infectious disease |
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