typhus

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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

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

In 2022, there were three deaths due to flea-borne typhus, all victims were adults who had other underlying medical conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

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