What is the suspected diagnosis for the patient in this case?
What factors led the doctors to consider endemic typhus as a potential cause of the patient's symptoms?
How is Rickettsia typhi spread and what are the primary carriers of the bacterium?
a) Scratching the bite and allowing bacteria to enter the bloodstream
b) Coming into contact with infected fleas carried by rats, opossums, cats, or dogs
c) Allowing infected flea feces to enter the wound by scratching the bite
d) Encouraging the spread of infection by not properly cleaning and treating flea bites