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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for Murine typhus
  1. ... or Rickettsia prowazekii . Rickettsia typhi causes endemic or murine typhus. Endemic typhus is uncommon in the United States. ... usually spread from rats to fleas to humans. Murine typhus occurs in the southern United States, including California ...
  2. ... are carriers (vectors) of many important diseases including typhus (scrub and murine) and rickettsialpox. (Image courtesy of the Centers for ...