Medically reviewed by Ronald Lubelchek, MD Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection. Typhus is transferred to humans by an infected animal. Typical carriers ...

Then further tests were conducted at CMC Vellore for confirmation. Murine typhus, also known as flea-borne typhus or endemic typhus, is a disease that is caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi.

Flea-borne typhus is not usually deadly in the United States — the mortality rate is less than 2% — but Dr. Gregory Anstead says it’s a disease that can cause a lot of problems.

Fleas are one of the best-known groups of parasitic insect due to their notoriety as pests and their medical and veterinary importance as vectors of disease, such as the plague, myxomatosis and murine ...

A recent study has revealed that scrub typhus infection could be an “under-recognised” leading cause of hospitalisations for fever, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the cases. The study ...

The answer is that gaol fever was typhus, a disease caused by bacteria spreading through the bites of lice and fleas. The infection causes headache, fever and a rash of red spots. It arrived in ...