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Typhus fever
- Typhus is defined as a group of diseases caused by bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, and chiggers.
- Typhus fevers include scrub typhus, murine typhus, and epidemic typhus.
- Chiggers spread scrub typhus, fleas spread murine typhus, and body lice spread epidemic typhus.
- The most common symptoms are fever, headaches, and sometimes rash.