斑疹伤寒包括流行性斑疹伤寒和地方性斑疹伤寒。流行性斑疹伤寒是由普氏立克次体（Ｒｉｃｋｅｔｓｉａｐｒｏｗａｚｅｋｉ）引起的，经衣虱为媒介，在人群中传播。它传染性强，症状较重，病死率高，对人群会造成广泛的流行。地方性（鼠型）斑疹伤寒是由莫氏立克次体（Ｒｉ... Typhus includes both epidemic typhus and endemic typhus. Epidemic typhus is caused by Ricketsiaprowazeki, which spreads through the human population as a result of it. It is contagious, has severe symptoms and has a high case fatality rate, causing widespread epidemics in the population. Endemic (murine) typhus is composed of Rickettsia moeckii (Ri ...