R. Typhi

• What does R. Typhi cause?


  • endemic or murine typhus
• What is the major reservoir for R. Typhi?


  • Rodents (mice)
• How is R. Typhi transmitted?


  • Fleas transmit bacteria among animal hosts and humans
• Is the disease fatal?


  • not usually fatal
• Where is the rash typically restricted to?


  • chest and abdomen
• Where is the disease usually seen?

  • Southern United States from Florida to California
• Where is this bacteria endemic?


  • endemic in every continent except Antarctica
• How is this disease prevented?

  • avoiding the arthropod vectors
• How is it treated?

  • Doxycycline