What are the symptoms of typhus fever?
Symptoms of typhus fever will usually appear within one to two weeks after exposure. Common symptoms include fever, headache, weakness, and muscle aches. Typhus fever also causes a rash composed of both spots and bumps. The rash starts on the back, chest, and stomach, then spreads to the arms and legs. The worst types of complications involve infection in the heart muscle (myocarditis) or brain (encephalitis).
