also: はっしんねつ
noun
murine typhus; endemic typhus; flea-borne typhus
Medical term for a flea-borne rickettsial disease caused by Rickettsia typhi.
発疹熱はノミによって媒介される感染症です。
Murine typhus is an infectious disease transmitted by fleas.
Standard kanji spelling for murine typhus.
Alternate reading; ほっしんねつ is more common.
発疹チフス (epidemic typhus) is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by lice, whereas 発疹熱 is flea-borne and generally milder.
Compound of 発疹 (ほっしん, 'rash') and 熱 (ねつ, 'fever'), describing the characteristic symptoms of the disease.