Typhus+fever
91scrub typhus — Pathol. an infectious disease occurring chiefly in Japan and the East Indies, caused by the organism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, transmitted by mites through biting. Also called Japanese river fever, tsutsugamushi disease. [1925 30] * * * also… …
92Spotted fever — 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.… …
93Scrub 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 tache noire) at… …
94Tick 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.… …
95Rocky Mountain spotted fever — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Petechial rash caused by rocky mountain spotted fever on the arm ICD10 = ICD10|A|77|0|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|082.0 ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = 31130 MedlinePlus = 000654 eMedicineSubj = emerg… …
96Jail fever — Epidemic typhus, a severe acute (sudden onset) infectious 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… …
97Kenya 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 …
98Bolivian hemorrhagic fever — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Bolivian hemorrhagic fever ICD10 = A96.1 ICD9 = ICD9|078.7 Taxobox virus group = v familia = Arenaviridae genus = Arenavirus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Machupo virus Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF),… …
99Louse-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… …
100black fever — noun : any of various febrile diseases characterized by a hemorrhagic rash: as a. : kala azar b. : rocky mountain spotted fever c. : typhus 1a * * * black fev …
