article_snippet.sent: A deadly Typhus outbreak caused thousands to die each day.
article_snippet.sent: Typhus is an infectious disease caused by lice that breaks out in places with poor hygiene.
article_snippet.sent: Typhus causes high fever, chills and skin eruptions.
article_snippet.sent: Most deaths caused by Typhus occur around twelve days after the first symptoms appear," wrote  authors Erika Prins and Gertjan Broek.