Term Name: | typhus |
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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 |
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. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:11256] ( DOID:11256 ) |