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What is the best way to prevent typhus?
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Doxycycline: If you are talking about classical epidemic typhus, oral Doxycycline can prevent it.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Lice, ticks & fleas: Avoid lice, ticks and fleas when traveling in endemic areas. I could also tell you to get vaccinated, but to my knowledge, the typhus vaccine is no longer available in the U.S.
Answered 5/25/2013
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