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Descriptor English:
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Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Tifus Epidémico Transmitido por Piojos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Tifo Epidêmico Transmitido por Piolhos
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Synonyms English:
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Typhus
Brill-Zinsser Disease
Brill's Disease
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Tree Number:
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C01.252.400.780.790.805
SP4.001.012.148.209
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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caused by Rickettsia prowazekii
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History Note English:
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77; was TYPHUS 1963-76; BRILL'S DISEASE was heading 1975-96 (see under TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE 1977-90, see under TYPHUS 1975-76), was see under TYPHUS 1963-74; BRILL-ZINSSER DISEASE was see BRILL'S DISEASE 1992-96
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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22712
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Unique Identifier:
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D014438
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