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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
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Definition
: An infectious disease clinically similar to epidemic louse-borne typhus (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE), but caused by RICKETTSIA TYPHI, which is transmitted from rat to man by the rat flea, XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS.
Other names
Typhus, Murine; Murine Typhus; Typhus, Endemic Flea Borne; Typhus, Endemic; Flea-
Borne Typhus, Endemic; Endemic Flea-
Borne Typhus; Endemic Typhus