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Typhus Fever Group

Typhus refers to a group of infectious diseases that are caused by different rickettsial organisms.

Typhus Fever Group

Typhus refers to a group of infectious diseases that are caused by different rickettsial organisms. These are of three types.

      Epidemic or louse-borne typhus caused by Rickettsia prowazekii.

        Relapsing louse-borne typhus or Brill–Zinsser’s disease caused by R. prowazekii.

      Endemic or flea-borne murine typhus caused by Rickettsiatyphi.

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