red fever


mu·rine ty·phus

a milder form of epidemic typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi and transmitted to humans by rat or mouse fleas. Synonym(s): Congolian red fever, endemic typhus, flea-borne typhus, red fever, red fever of the Congo

red fever

(1) A regional term for any fever accompanied by an erythematous rash;
(2) Dengue, see there;
(3) Murine typhus, see there.