Typhus
91Louse-borne typhus — A severe acute disease with prolonged high fever up to 40° C (104° F), intractable headache, and a pink to red raised rash. The cause is a microorganism called Rickettsia prowazekii. It is found worldwide and is transmitted by lice. The lice… …
92Kenya typhus — Ke·nya typhus ken yə , kēn n a tick borne rickettsial disease that occurs esp. in Kenya and is apparently identical with boutonneuse fever called also Kenya fever, Kenya tick typhus * * * Kenyan tick typhus, Kenya tick typhus boutonneuse fever …
93Exanthematischer Typhus — Exanthematischer Typhus, Fleckfieber, s. Typhus …
94Mite-borne typhus — Scrub: typhus, a mite borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or… …
95Tick typhus — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… …
96Indian tick typhus — n a disease of India that is caused by a tick borne member of the genus Rickettsia (R. conorii) and is prob. identical with or closely related to boutonneuse fever * * * Israeli tick typhus boutonneuse fever …
97Mexican typhus — n MURINE TYPHUS …
98cat flea typhus — a flea borne form of typhus clinically similar to murine typhus, caused by Rickettsia felis and transmitted by the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) …
99flying squirrel typhus — flying squirrel–associated typhus an acute infectious disease occurring in the southeastern United States, particularly during the winter months, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, which is transmitted to humans by the fleas and lice of the… …
100scrub typhus — tsutsugamushi disease a disease, widely distributed in SE Asia, caused by the parasitic microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted to humans through the bite of mites. Only larval mites of the genus Trombicula are involved as vectors …
