Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways Typhus is an infection spread to humans by fleas, mites, and lice. Symptoms include fever, chills, body aches, and a rash. Louse typhus can be deadly ...

Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that – if untreated – can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it's making a comeback. Typhus is a disease ...