Medical Dictionary
murine typhus
noun
Medical Definition of MURINE TYPHUS
: a mild febrile disease that is marked by headache and rash, is caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia (R. typhi), is widespread in nature in rodents, and is transmitted to humans by a flea—called also endemic typhus
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