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Noun: murine typhus
  1. Acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
    - rat typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus

Type of: typhus, typhus fever

Encyclopedia: Murine typhus

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