Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
Synonyms
Brill Disease
Brill Zinsser Disease
Brill's Disease
Brill-Zinsser Disease
Brills Disease
Disease, Brill
Disease, Brill's
Disease, Brill-Zinsser
Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus
Epidemic Typhus
Fever, Jail
Fevers, Jail
Jail Fever
Jail Fevers
Louse-Borne Typhus, Epidemic
Typhus
Typhus, Epidemic
Typhus, Epidemic Louse Borne
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.