Typhus

Not to be confused with typhoid fever, a distinct disease caused by a different genera of bacteria

Multiple diseases include the word "typhus" in their description. Types include:

Condition	Bacteria	Reservoir/vector	Notes
Epidemic "Louse-borne" typhus	Rickettsia prowazekii	Human Body louse	When the term "typhus" is used without clarification, this is usually the condition described. Historical references to "typhus" are now generally considered to be this condition.
Murine typhus or "endemic typhus"	Rickettsia typhi	Fleas on rats
Scrub typhus	Orientia tsutsugamushi	Harvest mites on humans or rodents	Unlike the two conditions above, though it has the word "typhus" in the name, it is currently usually not classified in the typhus group, but in the closely related spotted fever group.
Queensland tick typhus	Rickettsia australis	Ticks

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