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
red fever
(1) A regional term for any fever accompanied by an erythematous rash; (2) Dengue, see there; (3) Murine typhus, see there.