Back Murine typhus English Tifus murino Spanish تیفوس آندمیک Persian Typhus murin French Tifo murino Italian 발진열 Korean Tifo murino Portuguese Ендемічний висипний тиф Ukrainian Bệnh sốt phát ban do chuột Vietnamese 鼠型斑疹伤寒 Chinese
| Murine typhus | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | A75.2 |
| ICD-9 | 081.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 32211 |
| MeSH | D014437 |
Murine Typhus is a disease spread by fleas.[1] It is also called endemic typhus. It is a type of typhus.[1] Sometimes this disease is mistaken for a viral infection because the symptoms are similar. Murine Typhus is treated with antibiotics.
Symptoms are:
Most people recover fully but death can occur in the elderly.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1130. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.