Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of · The diseases are caused by specific types of · Vaccines · Typhus has been described since at least 1528 AD.TyphusFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchGroupofinfectiousdiseasesForotheruses,seeTyphus(disambiguation).NottobeconfusedwithTyphoidfever.MedicalconditionTyphusOthernamesTyphusfeverRashcausedbyepidemictyphusSpecialtyInfectiousdiseaseSymptomsFever,headache,rash[1]ComplicationsMeningoencephalitisUsualonset1–2weeksafterexposure[2]CausesBacterialinfectionspreadbyparasites[1]RiskfactorsPoorsanitationPreventionAvoidingexposuretoorganismsknowntocarrythediseaseTreatmentDoxycycline[2]FrequencyRare[3]Typhus,alsoknownastyphusfever,isagroupofinfectiousdiseasesthatincludeepidemictyphus,scrubtyphus,andmurinetyphus.[1]Commonsymptomsincludefever,headache,andarash.[1]Typicallythesebeginonetotwoweeksafterexposure.[2]Thediseasesarecausedbyspecifictypesofbacterialinfection.[1]EpidemictyphusisduetoRickettsiaprowazekiispreadbybodylice,scrubtyphusisduetoOrientiatsutsugamushispreadbychiggers,andmurinetyphusisduetoRickettsiatyphispreadbyfleas.[1]Vaccineshavebeendeveloped,butnonearecommerciallyavailable.[3][4][5]Preventionisachievedbyreducingexposuretotheorganismsthatspreadthedisease.[3][4][5]Treatmentiswiththeantibioticdoxycycline.[2]Epidemictyphusgenerallyoccursinoutbreakswhenpoorsanitaryconditionsandcrowdingarepresent.[6]Whileoncecommon,itisnowrare.[3]ScrubtyphusoccursinSoutheastAsia,Japan,andnorthernAustralia.[4]Murinetyphusoccursintropicalandsubtropicalareasoftheworld.[5]Typhushasbeendescribedsinceatleast1528AD.[7]ThenamecomesfromtheGreektûphos(τῦφος)meaningfeverordelusion,describingthestateofmindofthoseinfected.[7]While"typhoid"means"typhus-like",typhusandtyphoidfeveraredistinctdiseasescausedbydifferenttypesofbacteria.[8]Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Causes3Prevention4Treatment5Epidemiology6History6.1MiddleAges6.2Earlymodernepidemics6.319thcentury6.420thcentury6.521stcentury7ReferencesSignsandsymptoms[edit]Th