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  1. May 15, 2024 · There is no vaccine to prevent murine typhus. Reduce your risk of getting murine typhus by avoiding contact with fleas. Keep fleas off your pets. Animals that are allowed outside are more likely to bring fleas inside.

  2. May 15, 2024 · Key points. Epidemic typhus is transmitted through infected body lice. Symptoms of epidemic typhus include fever, headache, rash, and confusion. Symptoms usually begin within two weeks after exposure to infected lice. Treatment for epidemic typhus involves the antibiotic doxycycline.

  3. May 15, 2024 · Murine typhus is a flea-borne illness caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi. Murine typhus occurs worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical climates where rats (the primary animal reservoir) and rat fleas are present.

  4. Typhus vaccines are vaccines developed to protect against typhus. As of 2020 they are not commercially available. One typhus vaccine consisted of formaldehyde-inactivated Rickettsia prowazekii. Two doses were injected subcutaneously four weeks apart. Booster doses were required every six to twelve months. [citation needed] See also

  5. Typhoid vaccines are vaccines that prevent typhoid fever. [1] [2] [3] Several types are widely available: typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), Ty21a (a live oral vaccine) and Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccine (ViPS) (an injectable subunit vaccine ).

  6. The Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccine (or ViCPS) is a typhoid vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization for the prevention of typhoid (another is Ty21a). The vaccine was first licensed in the US in 1994 and is made from the purified Vi capsular polysaccharide from the Ty2 Salmonella Typhi strain; it is a subunit vaccine .

  7. Epidemic Typhus. Clinical Presentation. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. INFECTIOUS AGENT: Rickettsia, Orientia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neoehrlichia, Neorickettsia spp. ENDEMICITY. Worldwide. TRAVELER CATEGORIES AT GREATEST RISK FOR EXPOSURE & INFECTION. People exposed to vector fleas, lice, mites, or ticks. PREVENTION METHODS.

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