Murine typhus is a flea-borne infectious disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi. It primarily affects humans and is often associated with acute febrile illness. While the disease ...

Kohlhof did not develop swelling or a rash where the flea bit him, which could have potentially allowed doctors to treat the disease earlier, KSLA12News reported. Murine typhus is transmitted to ...

myxomatosis and murine typhus. They are holometabolous insects, meaning that they go through a metamorphosis of egg, larva, pupa and adult during their development. The eggs are laid in the host nest, ...

Light rail construction and digging in Tel Aviv may have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of patients with Murine (flea-borne) typhus. Large numbers of rats and mice have emerged from ...