The classic form of typhus, caused by RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis. This disease is characterized by the sudden onset of intense headache, malaise, and generalized myalgia followed by the formation of a macular skin eruption and vascular and neurologic disturbances.
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Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus — Louse-Borne Typhus, Epidemic — Typhus, Epidemic Louse Borne — Jail Fever — Fever, Jail — Epidemic Typhus — Typhus, Epidemic — Rickettsia prowazekii Infection — Infection, Rickettsia prowazekii — Rickettsia prowazekii Infections — Louse-Borne Typhus — Louse Borne Typhus — Typhus, Louse-Borne — Typhus — Brill-Zinsser Disease — Brill Zinsser Disease — Brill Disease — Brill's Disease — Brills Disease