Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. [1] Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. [ 1 ] Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure.

2024年7月24日 · Typhus (or typhus fever) is the name used for several different types of bacterial infections spread by bug bites that cause similar symptoms, like high fever and rash. These symptoms can be severe and lead to serious complications if left untreated.

2022年9月8日 · Typhus is a disease caused by rickettsia or orientia bacteria. You can get it from infected mites, fleas, or lice. Modern hygiene has mostly stopped typhus, but it can still happen in places...

2019年2月1日 · Typhus is a disease caused by infection with one or more rickettsial bacteria. Fleas, mites (chiggers), lice, or ticks transmit it when they bite you.

2025年1月17日 · Typhus, series of acute infectious diseases that appear with a sudden onset of headache, chills, fever, and general pains, proceed on the third to fifth day with a rash and toxemia (toxic substances in the blood), and terminate after two or three weeks. Learn more about typhus in this article.

2024年7月19日 · Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, and chiggers. Typhus fevers include murine typhus, epidemic typhus and scrub typhus. Fleas spread murine typhus, body lice spread epidemic typhus, and chiggers spread scrub typhus.

2024年5月15日 · The primary vector of epidemic typhus is the human body louse, with transmission occurring through contact with infected lice feces. Epidemic typhus outbreaks are often linked to densely populated environments in situations with …