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ICD-11 code : 1C30.0;

Preferred Label : Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii;

ICD-11 definition : This is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters. The causative organism is Rickettsia prowazekii, transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis). This diagnosis is due to is a species of gram negative, Alpha Proteobacteria, obligate intracellular parasitic, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus, transmitted in the feces of lice.;

ICD-11 synonym : louse-borne typhus fever; louse-borne typhus; epidemic louse-borne typhus; famine fever; Classical typhus fever; epidemic typhus fever; classical typhus; epidemic typhus; louse-borne tabardillo;

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This is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters. The causative organism is Rickettsia prowazekii, transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis). This diagnosis is due to is a species of gram negative, Alpha Proteobacteria, obligate intracellular parasitic, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus, transmitted in the feces of lice.

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30/05/2025


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