Laos: A landlocked country in Southeast Asia, known clinically as the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), is not typically associated with specific medical terminology, but it does face significant public health challenges such as high rates of infectious diseases, malnutrition, and limited access to healthcare services.

Doença infecciosa semelhante ao TIFO EPIDÊMICO TRANSMITIDO POR PIOLHOS, mas causada pela RICKETTSIA TYPHI que é transmitida do rato para o homem por meio da pulga do rato, XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS.