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Results 1 - 10 of 17 for Typhus
  1. Typhus 
    Typhus is a bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas. ... Typhus is caused by two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia prowazekii . Rickettsia typhi causes endemic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001363.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Controlling Wild Rodent Infestations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Animal Diseases and Your Health/Specifics ... Animal Diseases and Your Health ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Learn how to detect rodents in your ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/rodent-control - External Health Links
  3. Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Biodefense and Bioterrorism/Start Here ... Biodefense and Bioterrorism ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Information on terrorism and public health. ...
    https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp - External Health Links
  4. About Body Lice (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Body Lice/Learn More ... Body Lice ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Body lice are parasitic insects that feed on human blood.
    https://www.cdc.gov/lice/about/body-lice.html - External Health Links
  5. Bacterial Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are bacteria? Bacteria are tiny organisms (living things) that have only one cell. Under a microscope, they look like balls, rods, or spirals. They ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bacterialinfections.html - Health Topics
  6. Body Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... type. Body lice can spread diseases, such as typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever. How do body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bodylice.html - Health Topics
  7. Insect Bites and Stings (National Library of Medicine)  
    Most insect bites are harmless, though they sometimes cause discomfort. Bee, wasp, and hornet stings and fire ant bites usually hurt. Mosquito and flea bites ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/insectbitesandstings.html - Health Topics
  8. Fleas 
    ... bacteria that cause diseases in humans, such as typhus and plague . The bacteria can be transmitted to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001329.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Ehrlichiosis 
    ... diseases worldwide, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus . All of these diseases are spread to humans ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001381.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Deer ticks (image) 
    ... tularemia. Less common or less frequent diseases include typhus, Q-fever, relapsing fever, viral encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1119.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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