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12-year-old girl survives septic shock from flea-borne illness after coming home from youth camp
A 12-year-old Texas girl was hospitalized for six days after flea-borne typhus caused septic shock. Doctors diagnosed her with murine typhus, a flea-transmitted illness with symptoms mimicking other diseases, and noted increased cases linked to mild winters. Treatment with doxycycline improved her condition.
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