typhus

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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

Symptoms of flea-borne typhus include fever, headache, chills, muscle aches and a rash on or around the chest, sides and back.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

He first marched to concentration camp Buchenwald and later on to Terezin, where he was liberated on the brink of death from exhaustion and typhus.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

They can also help spread murine typhus and food-borne germs like salmonella.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

But when supplies ran low and deadly epidemics of yellow fever, cholera, and typhus swept through the besieged town, some of the sick, starving refugees were forced out.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis