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Typhus, any of a group of infectious diseases caused by microorganisms classified between bacteria and viruses, known as rickettsias. Typhus diseases are characterized by high fever and an early onset of rash and headache. They respond to antibiotic... more

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  • Typhus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    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 ...

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  • Epidemic typhus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Brill-Zinsser disease, first described by Nathan Brill in 1913 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, is a mild form of epidemic typhus which recurs in ...

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  • Typhus: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    Typhus is caused by one of two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia prowazekii. The form of typus depends on which type of bacteria causes the ...

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  • Typhus Information at myOptumHealth

    Typhus is caused by one of two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia ... Rickettsia typhi causes murine or endemic typhus. Endemic typhus is ...

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  • Typhus: eMedicine Infectious Diseases

    Sep 18, 2008 ... Overview: Typhus refers to a group of infectious diseases that are caused by rickettsial organisms and that result in an acute febrile ...

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  • Typhus - Symptom

    Typhus - Symptom, Typhus is a bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas.

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  • Typhus, disease information, NCID, CDC

    Typhus (Epidemic Typhus, Murine Typhus, Scrub Typhus, Tick Typhus). Travelers' Health: Typhus Fever · Body Lice (Pediculosis) Cause of epidemic typhus ...

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  • typhus - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

    Etymology: New Latin, from Greek typhos fever; akin to Greek typhein to smoke — more at deaf. Date: 1785. : any of various bacterial diseases caused by ...

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  • typhus: Definition from Answers.com

    More about Typhus: Causes and symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Prevention Resources Typhus Definition Several different illnesses called.

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  • typhus

    Several distinct rickettsiae cause the disease known as typhus in humans. The disease is spread by ticks, mites, fleas, or lice, each agent having a ...

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