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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Examples for "murine typhus"
Examples for "murine typhus"
1We herein report an imported case of murine typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi in Mexico City.
2The symptoms, effectiveness of tetracycline, and presence of a large rat population raised the suspicion of murine typhus.
3This first reported outbreak of murine typhus in Thailand is notable for its occurrence in a new human settlement only 8 months after construction.
4Murine typhus is endemic in several countries.