murine typhus
murine typhus
nounDefinition of MURINE TYPHUS
: 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
First Known Use of MURINE TYPHUS
1933
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