<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat is the recommended medical treatment for typhus?  <response>: <reason> Louse born typhus, Rickettsia prowazekii epidemic typhus, sylvatic typhus and BrillZinsser typhus Pathogen-directed antimicrobial therapy In adults Preferred regimen 1: Doxycycline 200 mg PO for 5 days or 2-3 days after defervescence Preferred regimen 2: Doxycycline 100-200 mg PO single dose in outbreak situation Alternative regimen: Chloramphenicol 60 to 75 mgkgday PO in four divided doses In children Preferred regimen 1: Doxycycline 100-200 mg PO single dose In pregnant women Preferred regimen: Doxycycline 100-200 mg PO single doseMurine typhus,Rickettsia typhi flea-borne infection Pathogen-directed antimicrobial therapy 1. Adults Preferred regimen: Doxycycline 100 mg PO bid continued for 3 days after the symptoms have resolved, Doxycycline 100-200 mg, PO single dose Alternative regimen 1: Oxacillin 2-12 g24 hr IV q4-6h IV maximum dose: 12 g24 Alternative regimen 2: Chloramphenicol 60 to 75 mgkgday PO in qid 2. Children Preferred regimen: Doxycycline 100-200 mg, PO for 3-7 days Alternative regimen: Chloramphenicol 50-75 mgkg24 hr IVPO q 6-8 hr 3. Pregnant women Preferred regimen: Doxycycline 100-200 mg, PO single dose late trimester Alternative regimen 1: Erythromycin Base: 333 mg PO tid or estolatestearate base: 250-500 mg PO qid Alternative regimen 2: Chloramphenicol 50 mgkg24 hr IVPO q6h maximum dose: 4 g24 hr early trimester: first and second trimestersScrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi previously called Rickettsia tsutsugamushi- mite-borne infectious disease Pathogen-directed antimicrobial therapy Preferred regimen 1: Doxycycline 100 mg POIV q12h for 3 days Preferred regimen 2: Chloramphenicol 500 mg POIV q6h Alternative regimen: Azithromycin 500 mg PO day 1 followed by 250 mg for 4 days 