A patient returned from Cambodia was diagnosed with Murine typhus, a disease caused by a bacteria which spreads to humans through fleas, but the disease normally doesn’t transmit from one human to another. The patient is reported to be stable and now undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Upon experiencing severe body pains, fatigue and loss of appetite, the Kerala man sought treatment at a private hospital, where the medical tests revealed impaired liver and kidney function.
While initial tests for flea fever in Kerala were negative, the diagnosis of Murine Typhus was confirmed following subsequent tests at CMC Hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
According to the state health department, the patient’s condition is improving and is receiving care from the hospital’s emergency team.
Health officials have reassured the public that there is no need for alarm as the disease does not spread from person to person.