An infectious disease clinically similar to epidemic louse-borne typhus (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE), but caused by RICKETTSIA TYPHI, which is transmitted from rat to man by the rat flea, XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS.
Also Known As:
Typhus, Endemic Flea Borne; Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne; Endemic Typhus; Murine Typhus Infection; Rickettsia typhi Infection; Flea-Borne Typhus, Endemic; Infection, Murine Typhus; Infection, Rickettsia typhi; Infections, Murine Typhus; Infections, Rickettsia typhi; Murine Typhus Infections; Rickettsia typhi Infections; Typhus Infection, Murine; Typhus Infections, Murine; Typhus, Endemic; Murine Typhus; Typhus, Murine