murine typhus
- noun
- /ˈmjʊəraɪn ˈtaɪfəs/
- Specialized
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tifus murino
- Murine typhus can cause fever, chills, and a rash in those infected by flea bites.
- murine typhus case
Examples
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Murine typhus, an acute zoonotic infection caused by Rickettsia typhi (1), occurs worldwide.
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The best way to prevent murine typhus is to minimize exposure to ectoparasite vectors by limiting contact with rodents and fleas.
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A murine typhus case was initially identified in Reunion, France, in 2012 in a tourist.
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Our results support the hypothesis that murine typhus could be a major cause of fever in Reunion.
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Specific studies are needed to assess the effect of murine typhus on public health and to describe the epidemiology of the disease.
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In early 2012, murine typhus was reported in a tourist returning from Reunion (7).
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Murine typhus should be considered in local patients and in travelers returning from Reunion who have fevers of unknown origin.
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Serologic and molecular evidence is sufficient to indicate that autochthonous transmission of murine typhus exists in Réunion.
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Many travelers to Réunion are warned about the risk of contracting murine typhus during their stay.
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Early symptoms of murine typhus include muscle aches and high fever, similar to other infectious diseases.
Synonyms
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A serious disease spread by lice or fleas that causes high fever, headache, and a skin rash
A disease caused by bacteria spread by flea bites that causes fever and rash
An illness spread by infected fleas that causes fever, chills, muscle aches, and a rash
A serious disease that causes fever and a rash when fleas spread bacteria to people
A serious infection spread by lice or fleas that causes high fever, headache, and a skin rash
An illness people get when ticks, mites, or lice spread tiny germs
An illness caused by bacteria spread by bites from ticks, mites, or lice
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents are semantically transparent: 'murine' means relating to mice/rats and 'typhus' denotes a disease transmitted by lice or fleas, so a learner who knows both words can infer this is a form of typhus associated with rodents. Although the term is somewhat technical/medical, its meaning is compositionally predictable from the parts and therefore accessible to someone familiar with the constituent words.
Etymology
Murine typhus: The name murine typhus comes from its parts: murine means 'from mice' and typhus is an old word for a 'fever illness'. It was named because mice and the fleas they carry spread the sickness, so today the name means 'a fever disease spread by mice and fleas'.