Several distinct rickettsiae (a parasite carried by ticks, fleas, and lice) cause a disease known as typhus in humans.All cause disease with similarities of fever, headache, and rash.
Lockdowns, mask requirements and efforts to keep people farther apart have aimed to slow the spread of the disease but it does continue to spread even in areas with strict guidelines in place.
Even though she's the one most infamous when it comes to healthy people who have had the potential to spread a deadly disease, she was far from the only one.