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Murine Typhus

see synonyms of murine typhus

Noun

1. endemic typhus, murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Murine Typhus

see synonyms of murine typhus
n.
A mild, acute, endemic form of typhus caused by the microorganism Rickettsia typhi, transmitted from rats to humans by fleas and characterized by fever, headache, and muscular pain. Also called endemic typhus.

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