- urban typhus
- a mild form of murine typhus observed in indoor workers in Malaysia and the Mediterranean region; called also shop t.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
urban typhus
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Murine typhus — An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). The animal … Medical dictionary
Endemic typhus — Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla… … Medical dictionary
