| Synonyms: |
Classical typhus,
endemic flea-borne typhus,
Endemic Typhus fever,
Epidemic (louse-borne) typhus,
epidemic louse-borne typhus,
Epidemic louse-borne typhus fever due to Rickettsia prowazekii,
European typhus,
Exanthematic Typhus fever,
Exanthematous typhus,
Famine fever,
Flea typhus,
Flea-borne rickettsiosis,
Flea-borne typhus,
Hospital fever,
Jail fever,
Louse-borne [epidemic] typhus,
Louse-borne rickettsiosis,
Louse-borne typhus,
Mexican typhus,
Moscow typhus,
Murine [endemic] typhus,
Murine typhus,
Petechial fever,
Prison fever,
Rat flea typhus,
Ship fever,
Shop typhus,
Typhus exanthematique,
Typhus fever,
Urban typhus
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| Definition: |
A primary bacterial infectious disease that refers to a group of diseases, located in endothelial cells of the small venous, arterial, and capillary vessels, has_material_basis_in Rickettsia bacteria, which are transmitted by lice, transmitted by fleas, and transmitted by mites. |