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Typhus

Typhus: Introduction

Typhus: A general name for various arthropod-borne rickettsial infections. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Typhus is available below.

Symptoms of Typhus

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Medical Textbooks Online about Typhus

Medical Books Excerpts
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  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Lassa fever
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • FEVER
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Types of Typhus

Types of Typhus

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Definitions of Typhus:

Group of acute, arthropod borne infections caused by rickettsiae; includes epidemic (classic or louse-borne) typhus, its recrudescent form, and murine (endemic or flea-borne) typhus; all are characterized by severe headache, chills, high fever, stupor, and rash. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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