Typhus

A gram-negative bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia prowazekii. It is spread by lice infected with the bacteria. Signs and symptoms include sudden headache, generalized muscle pain, malaise, and macular skin lesions. The infection may affect the central nervous system causing encephalitis.

Aliases

classical typhus
classical typhus (fever)
endemic flea-borne typhus
endemic flea-borne typhus
Endemic Typhus fever
endemic typhus fever
epidemic (louse-borne) typhus
epidemic louse-borne typhus
epidemic louse-borne typhus
epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii
European typhus
Exanthematic Typhus fever
exanthematic typhus fever
exanthematous typhus
famine fever
Flea typhus
flea typhus
flea-borne rickettsiosis
flea-borne typhus
hospital fever
jail fever
Louse-borne [epidemic] typhus
louse-borne [epidemic] typhus
louse-borne rickettsiosis
louse-borne typhus
Mexican typhus
Moscow typhus
Murine [endemic] typhus
murine [endemic] typhus
murine typhus
petechial fever
prison fever
rat flea typhus
ship fever
shop typhus
typhus
typhus exanthematique
Typhus fever
typhus fever
typhus-group rickettsiae disease
typhus-group rickettsiosis
Urban typhus