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Typhus: What Patients Should Know

By Dr. Tamar Martin, MD · · Infectious Disease

Our Infectious Disease team put together this overview of typhus for patients and families.

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Topic: typhus. A primary bacterial infectious disease that refers to a group of diseases, located in endothelial cells of the small venous, arterial, and capillary vessels, has_material_basis_in Rickettsia bacteria, which are transmitted by lice, transmitted by fleas, and transmitted by mites.

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This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.