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typhus  

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  • Typhus is a disease caused by two different species of Rickettsia bacilli and associated with human crowding and poor sanitary conditions. Humans may contract two different types of typhus: Endemic or murine typhus, caused by R. typhi, which is transmitted by the rat flea; and epidemic typhus, caused by R. prowazekii, which is transmitted by the human body louse. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Typhus]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CTV1F3JZ-0

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