Explained | Kerala man infected with rare bacterial disease: What is Murine Typhus?

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A 75-year-old man from Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram was recently diagnosed with Murine Typhus after travelling to Vietnam and Cambodia.
Murine Typhus is a flea-borne bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia typhi, transmitted through infected flea bites, primarily from rodents and not contagious between humans.

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