typhus
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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
His father died in an epidemic, likely of typhus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Fret not: There are several simple precautions you can take to prevent a flea-borne typhus infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Now that Americans have mostly deloused themselves, typhus has discovered a new route into us: by infecting eastern North American flying squirrels and then transferring to people whose attics harbor flying squirrels.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
