Rickettsia prowazekii

Introduction: Rickettsia prowazekii

Description of Rickettsia prowazekii

Rickettsia prowazekii: a bacterial species causing epidemic and recrudescent typhus, transmitted by body lice; type species of the genus Rickettsia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Rickettsia prowazekii: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.
Source: Diseases Database

Rickettsia prowazekii: species of gram negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice, as well as Brill's disease.
Source: CRISP

Rickettsia prowazekii: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.
Source: MeSH 2007

Rickettsia prowazekii: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Rickettsia prowazekii:

• Rickettsia

Terms associated with Rickettsia prowazekii:

Terms Similar to Rickettsia prowazekii:

• Brill-Zinsser disease
• Epidemic louse-borne typhus
• Recrudescent typhus

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Rickettsia prowazekii

• Rickettsia

Source - MeSH 2007

• Rickettsia

Source - CRISP

The term Rickettsia prowazekii can be used for:

• Prowazekia

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Rickettsia prowazekii:

• bioterrorism /chemical warfare
• typhus

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Rickettsia prowazekii

The following list attempts to classify Rickettsia prowazekii into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
    • Rickettsiaceae
      • Rickettsieae
        • Rickettsia
          • Rickettsia prowazekii

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Proteobacteria
    • Alphaproteobacteria
      • Rickettsiaceae
        • Rickettsieae
          • Rickettsia
            • Rickettsia prowazekii

External links related to: Rickettsia prowazekii

• Rickettsial diseases. DermNet NZ
• Brill's disease (www.whonamedit.com)

Source: Diseases Database

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