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Doctors discover flea bite left man riddled with killer disease from middle ages

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Doctors discover flea bite left man riddled with killer disease from the middle ages

A Texas man, 35, was taken to hospital in June after developing flu-like symptoms, including an upset stomach and a feverHe ended up losing both of his hands and all of his toes after contracting typhus from a single flea biteMichael did not show any abnormal symptoms in the weeks leading up to his diagnosis, although he felt tiredJust hours later, the handyman's condition had rapidly deteriorated and he was rushed to intensive care.

- a deadly condition is the body's overreaction to an infection.

 

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