Typhus, a disease once nearly eradicated in the U.S., is on the rise in Texas

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Typhus, a illness erstwhile astir eradicated successful nan U.S., is connected nan emergence successful Texas Texas is seeing an detonation of cases of typhus, a illness that – if untreated – tin beryllium fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from nan United States, but now it's making a comeback.

September 12, 20255:02 AM ET

Typhus, a illness erstwhile astir eradicated successful nan U.S., is connected nan emergence successful Texas

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Texas is seeing an detonation of cases of typhus, a illness that – if untreated – tin beryllium fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from nan United States, but now it's making a comeback.

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