Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, and chiggers. Typhus fevers include scrub typhus, murine ...SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkTyphusFeversSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateTyphusFeversMinusRelatedPagesTyphusfeversareagroupofdiseasescausedbybacteriathatarespreadtohumansbyfleas,lice,andchiggers.Typhusfeversincludescrubtyphus,murinetyphus,andepidemictyphus.Chiggersspreadscrubtyphus,fleasspreadmurinetyphus,andbodylicespreadepidemictyphus.Themostcommonsymptomsarefever,headaches,andsometimesrash.EpidemicTyphusDiseasespreadbybodylice,wasresponsibleformillionsofdeathsinpreviouscenturies,nowconsideredrare.ScrubTyphusBacterialdiseasespreadbychiggersinSoutheastAsia.ForHealthcareProvidersClinicalguidelinesforthediagnosisandmanagementoftyphusfevers.Flea-borne(murine)TyphusFlea-bornebacterialdiseasefoundintropicalclimatesaroundtheworld,alsoreportedinpartsofU.S.ForPublicHealthOfficialsGuidelinesforreportingandhowtosubmitsamplesfortesting.Pagelastreviewed:November13,2020Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofVector-BorneDiseases(DVBD)homeTyphusFeversHomeScrubTyphusFlea-borne(murine)typhusplusiconWhatYouNeedtoKnowHistoricalTrendsClinicalFAQsEpidemicTyphusForHealthcareProvidersForPublicHealthOfficialsFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofitsemployeesofthesponsorsortheinformationandproductspresentedonthewebsite.Youwillbesubjecttothedestinationwebsite'sprivacypolicywhenyoufollowthelink.CDCisnotresponsibleforSection508compliance(accessibility)onotherfederalorprivatewebsite.FormoreinformationonCDC'swebnotificationpolicies,seeWebsiteDis