Epidemic typhus

Epidemic typhus is a disease caused by the bacterium "Rickettsia prowazekii". It is one of the diseases known as Typhus, the other is endemic typhus. Sometimes it is mistaken for an unrelated disease with a similar name, Typhoid fever. The disease is spread by lice and fleas. Without treatment, as many as 60% of people who get the disease could die.
Signs of the disease.
The signs of epidemic typhus include: