murine typhus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004234",
  "term": "murine typhus",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An infectious disease clinically similar to epidemic louse-borne typhus, but caused by Rickettsia typhi, which is transmitted from rat to man by the rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis.",
  "synonyms": [
    "endemic typhus"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "rickettsial diseases",
    "Rickettsia typhi"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tifus murino"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/murine-typhus/"
}