Endemic typhus
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Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox-Template:ICD9 | }} Image:CPS141ratpoison.jpg Endemic typhus ("Murine typhus" or "fleaborne typhus") is caused by certain species of Rickettsia - namely R. typhi, transmitted by fleas infesting rats (murine typhus), and less often R. felis, transmitted by fleas carried by cats or opossums. Symptoms include headache, fever, chills, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, and cough.
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