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Typhus Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Good overview of typhus fever. Includes the different forms of typhus, how it is spread, and what can be done to prevent and treat it.
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Virginia Department of Health: Typhus Fever (Flea Borne)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact sheet on flea-borne typhus fever. Includes the symptoms of typhus, how it is spread, what the treatments are, and much more information.
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University of Maryland Medical Center: Plague of Athens: Medical Mystery Solved

For Students 9th - 10th
A medical discussion of the plague of Athens and a diagnosis of it as epidemic typhus fever.