What is typhus?

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	Answer given 114 days 14 hours ago. Answer Rated 100% complete by oz^(117,009). Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by louse-borne bacteria. The name comes from the Greek typhos, meaning smoky or lazy, describing the state of mind of those affected with typhus. Rickettsia are not bacilli but are obligate parasites and cannot live long outside living cells. Rickettsia is endemic in rodent hosts, including mice and rats, and spreads to humans through mites, fleas and body lice. The arthropod vector flourishes under conditions of poor hygiene, such as those found in prisons, concentration camps, or refugee camps, amongst the homeless, or until the middle of the 20th century, in armies in the field. In tropical countries, typhus is often mistaken for dengue fever. Most rickettsial diseases include the word "typhus" in their description, however related diseases include Rocky Mountain spotted fever and "spotted fevers" endemic in Columbia and Brazil. Learn More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhus ► xMelancholyPast^(1,019) (Comment on this)

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