Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. You can get it if an infected chigger – larvae that grow into mites – bites you. Chiggers often ...

Did you know, Parents, that the symptoms of typhoid in children are similar to many other diseases? ParentsmustBe alert if your little one currently has a fever and looks very weak, especially if his ...

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A North Texas city is seeing an increase in cases of flea-borne typhus, a bacterial disease transmitted by fleas. Collin County Health Care Services announced last week that McKinney is seeing an ...

Typhus is a disease many people thought was a thing of the past. It is not. It's making a comeback. Health officials are reporting a rise in typhus cases, especially in Texas, one of the states where ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging people to take precautions following an increase in flea-borne typhus cases across the County. Earlier this year, Public Health ...

It starts with a fever, aches, maybe even a rash - symptoms that could be mistaken for the flu or just a lingering bug. But in Texas, doctors are warning that another culprit is increasingly to blame: ...

Los Angeles County recently reported its first Typhus-related deaths in more than 30 years. Fleaborne typhus is of concern in areas like southern Texas, California, and Hawaii. Experts say there are ...

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 ...