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Alternate Name(s): Murine typhus; Epidemic typhus; Endemic typhus; Brill-Zinsser disease; Jail fever ... SYMPTOMS OF MURINE TYPHUS: headache backache arthralgia fever, extremely high (105 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit) and may last up to two weeks rash that begins on the trunk and spreads peripherally (The rash is made up of dull-red macules that may ...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001363.htm#Sym...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001363.htm#Symptoms
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Typhus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Rickettsiae. The name comes from the Greek typhos (τῦφος) meaning smoky or hazy, describing the state of mind of those affected with typhus. The ...
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Epidemic typhus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Epidemic typhus (also called "camp fever", "jail fever", "hospital fever", "ship fever", "famine fever", "putrid fever", "petechial fever", and "louse-borne typhus") is a form of typhus so named beca...
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Tick typhus, actually a form of spotted fever, is not uncommon in travelers who spend time trekking or on safari in Africa or the Indian subcontinent. Trekkers in southern Africa may be at risk from cattle or wild-animal ticks.
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www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Disease/typhus.html
www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Disease/typhus.html
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TYPHUS FEVER; Bioterrorism Agent Profiles for Health Care Workers; Causative Agent: Typhus fever is a rickettsial disease caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazekii, a; Gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterium.
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www.azdhs.gov/phs/edc/edrp/pdf/typhusfeverset.pdf
www.azdhs.gov/phs/edc/edrp/pdf/typhusfeverset.pdf
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What is typhus fever? ... How is typhus fever transmitted? ... Could terrorists use typhus fever?
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www.azdhs.gov/phs/edc/edrp/es/typhusfeverf.htm
www.azdhs.gov/phs/edc/edrp/es/typhusfeverf.htm
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Typhus fever, Disease Database Information ... Typhus fever: Definition(s) via UMLS.... Code translations and terms via UMLS. ... Send Typhus fever to medical search resources.
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www.diseasesdatabase.com/ddb29240.htm
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There was a significant correlation between the presence of infesting ectoparasites and antibodies to R. prowazekii, as well as between antibodies to R. prowazekii and ectoparasite infestation and fever in the previous 6 months. ... Two volunteers' antibody levels suggested a recent typhus infection, but only B.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10476755
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Typhus Fever Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus results from infection by Rickettsia prowazekii, a Gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterium. At least two strains can be distinguished by genetic analysis.
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www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/typhus_fever.pdf
www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/typhus_fever.pdf
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