Preferred Label : typhus, epidemic louse-borne;

MeSH 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.;

MeSH synonym : epidemic louse-borne typhus; louse-borne typhus, epidemic; epidemic typhus; typhus, epidemic; jail fever; fever, jail; typhus, epidemic louse borne; Rickettsia prowazekii Infection; Infection, Rickettsia prowazekii; Rickettsia prowazekii Infections; Louse-Borne Typhus; Louse Borne Typhus; Typhus, Louse-Borne;

CISMeF synonym : jail fevers; Infections, Rickettsia prowazekii; fevers, jail;

MeSH hyponym : Brill-Zinsser disease; Brill Zinsser Disease; Disease, Brill-Zinsser; Brill Disease; Disease, Brill; Brill's Disease; Brills Disease; Disease, Brill's;

Related MeSH term : typhus;

MeSH annotation : caused by Rickettsia prowazekii;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic typhus;

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