Typhus, a disease with flu-like symptoms, spiking this summer in Texas

SAN ANTONIO – Dana Clark enjoys gardening in Southeast Side neighborhood Highland Park. Earlier this summer, it landed her in the hospital and nearly cost her life.

Clark was diagnosed with Murine Typhus, a bacterial disease spread by fleas, lice and mites. She believes she contracted the disease while gardening.

“I had been out in the yard pulling up old wild flowers and shaking dust off the roots,” Clark said…

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