MURINE TYPHUS


Meaning of MURINE TYPHUS in English

Function: noun

Date: 1933

: a mild disease that is marked especially by fever, headache, and rash, is caused by a rickettsia ( Rickettsia typhi syn. R. mooseri ), is widespread in nature in rodents, and is transmitted to humans by a flea

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