typhus
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At the war’s end, Mignon escaped to a displaced-persons camp in Bavaria, Germany, where she nearly died of an infected gallbladder and typhus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Officials say cases of flea-borne typhus have been on the rise since 2010.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
People infected with typhus typically develop symptoms within one to two weeks, which may include a fever, headache, rash and body aches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department identified 220 cases of flea-borne typhus last year, a big increase over the 187 cases in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Jack’s fear was not typhus, since he had already had a light case, but starvation.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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