typhus

Also known as Typhus exanthematique, Exanthematous typhus, Murine [endemic] typhus, Typhus-group rickettsiae disease, Endemic Typhus fever, Flea typhus (disorder), Typhus fever (disorder), endemic flea-borne typhus

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Medical condition (new).name: Typhus
Medical condition (new).synonyms: Typhus fever
Medical condition (new).types: Epidemic typhus, Scrub typhus, Murine typhus
Medical condition (new).image: Epidemic typhus Burundi.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Rash caused by epidemic typhus
Medical condition (new).field: Infectious disease
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Fever, headache, rash
Medical condition (new).onset: 1–2 weeks after exposure
Medical condition (new).causes: Bacterial infection spread by parasites such as Rickettsia prowazekii (ET), Orientia tsutsugamushi (ST), and Rickettsia typhi (MT).
Medical condition (new).complications: Meningoencephalitis
Medical condition (new).risks: Poor sanitation
Medical condition (new).prevention: Avoiding exposure to organisms known to carry the disease
Medical condition (new).treatment: Doxycycline
Medical condition (new).frequency: Rare

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Commons category: Typhus
NCI Thesaurus ID: C84688
ICPC 2 ID: A78
exact match: www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_102023
ICD-9-CM: 080
taxon name: Typhus group

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Signs and symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Prevention
Scrub typhus
Epidemic typhus
Murine typhus
Treatment
Epidemiology
History
Middle Ages
Early modern epidemics
19th century
20th century
21st century
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Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms such as fever, headache, and a rash typically begin one to two weeks after exposure.

The diseases are caused by specific types of bacterial infection. Epidemic typhus is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii spread by body lice, scrub typhus is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi spread by chiggers, and murine typhus is caused by Rickettsia typhi spread by fleas.