Flea-borne Typhus: Elitza Theel, Ph.D.
Episode 250 of the Answers from the Lab podcast, hosted by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, titled "Flea-borne Typhus: Elitza Theel, Ph.D." was published on August 31, 2023 and runs 11 minutes.
August 31, 2023 ·11m · Answers from the Lab
Summary
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. They talk about murine typhus, also known as flea-borne typhus, and the recent increase in cases in Los Angeles County and Texas.Specific topics of discussion include:How flea-borne typhus is transmitted to humans and common symptoms.How the disease is diagnosed, treated, and prevented.Typhus testing available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
Episode Description
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. They talk about murine typhus, also known as flea-borne typhus, and the recent increase in cases in Los Angeles County and Texas.
Specific topics of discussion include:
- How flea-borne typhus is transmitted to humans and common symptoms.
- How the disease is diagnosed, treated, and prevented.
- Typhus testing available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
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