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Preferred term

Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The classic form of typhus, caused by RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis. This disease is characterized by the sudden onset of intense headache, malaise, and generalized myalgia followed by the formation of a macular skin eruption and vascular and neurologic disturbances.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Epidemic Typhus
  • Jail Fever
  • Louse-Borne Typhus
  • Rickettsia prowazekii Infection

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NRWVB53T-D

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