Typhus Disease Profile
Brief information about louse-borne typhus.
Typhus: AHealthyMe.com
Factsheet on the four main types of typus.
CDC Travelers' Health Information on Typhus Fevers
Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Murine Typhus (Fleaborne Typhus)
FAQ from the Texas Department of Health.
Scrub Typhus
Detailed information about this acute, febrile, infectious illness caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by trombiculid mites.
Typhus Fever (Flea-borne) Fact Sheet
FAQ from the Virginia Department of Health.
Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus Fever
Information about the only rickettsial disease that causes explosive epidemics in humans. The fever, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, is transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis).
Typhus
Information about all three types - epidemic louse-borne, scrub, and endemic (murine) typhus.
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