murine typhus

n. A mild, acute, endemic form of typhus caused by the microorganism Rickettsia typhi, transmitted from rats to humans by fleas and characterized by fever, headache, and muscular pain. Also called endemic typhus.

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murine typhus - acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rashendemic typhus, rat typhus, urban typhustyphus, typhus fever - rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

murine typhus

[′myu̇‚rīn ′tī·fəs] (medicine) A relatively mild, acute, febrile illness of worldwide distribution caused by Rickettsia mooseri, transmitted from rats to humans by the flea and characterized by headache, macular rash, and myalgia. Also known as endemic typhus; flea-borne typhus; rat typhus; shop typhus; urban typhus.

murine typhus

mu·rine ty·phus

a milder form of epidemic typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi and transmitted to humans by rat or mouse fleas. Synonym(s): Congolian red fever, endemic typhus, flea-borne typhus, red fever, red fever of the Congo

murine typhus

An acute rickettsial infection characterised by fever, headache and rash, similar to (but milder than) epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia typhi. MT occurs sporadically worldwide; it is more prevalent in congested rat-infested urban areas. In the US, it occurs in California, Texas and Hawaii.
Clinical findings
Rash, headache, fever, chills, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, cough; nearly half of patients develop neurological signs (e.g., confusion, stupor, seizures, incoordination).
DiffDx
Measles, rubella, Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Vector
R typhi is transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), Reservoir Rats, mice and other rodents.
Management
Tetracycline, chloramphenical.

mu·rine ty·phus

(myūr-ēn' tī'fŭs) A milder form of epidemic typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi and transmitted to humans by fleas from rats or mice.
Synonym(s): endemic typhus.

murine typhus

An acute but comparatively mild disease featuring fever, headache, muscle aches and a slightly raised MACULAR skin rash. It is caused by Rickettsia mooseri , harboured by rats, and transmitted to humans by the flea Xenopsylla cheopis .

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Synonyms for murine typhus

noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea

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