typhus

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His father died in an epidemic, likely of typhus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Estela Lopez of the downtown industrial improvement district, where trash is routinely dumped illegally, wrote to say a county report warned that typhus levels downtown had reached an all-time high.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Of the total number of cases in 2025, nearly 9 out of 10 people infected with typhus required hospitalization, according to public health officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Flea-borne typhus infection symptoms include fever, headache, chills, body aches and a rash on or around the chest, sides and back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Some premonition of trouble ahead might have been gained by the failure to control a typhus epidemic in Spain in 1948.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson