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Typhus vaccine
Typhus vaccine prevents typhus, a group of acute infectious and contagious diseases, caused by parasites called rickettsiae that are transmitted by insects, and occurring in two principal forms: epidemic typhus and endemic (murine) typhus. Typical symptoms include: severe headache, shivering and chills, high fever, malaise, and rash. Also called jail, camp, or ship fever.
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