Presentation
A rationalisation of the 1350 boxes used throughout the book gives a simpler and clearer presentation of the various categories. [books.google.com]
Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. [cdc.gov]
We also lack information regarding similar symptoms that may have been present in contacts of this patient. [doi.org]
Patients with murine or epidemic typhus usually present with a severe but nonspecific febrile illness, and approximately half will also present with a rash. [wwwnc.cdc.gov]
Entire Body System
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Fever
Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, and chiggers. Typhus fevers include scrub typhus, murine typhus, and epidemic typhus. [web.archive.org]
These diseases include herpesvirus infections, blackwater fever, and trematode or fluke infections. This book will be of interest to travelers and people in the medical profession. [books.google.com]
Abstract In the period from January 1, 1929, to December 31, 1944, 180 cases of endemic (murine) typhus fever were observed in the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans. [annals.org]
In Australia, the Spotted Fevers are the main diseases transmitted by ticks to humans. [medent.usyd.edu.au]
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Chills
Signs and symptoms may include: Fever and chills Body aches and muscle pain Loss of appetite Nausea Vomiting Stomach pain Cough Rash (typically occurs around day 5 of illness) Most people will recover without treatment, but some cases may be severe. [web.archive.org]
Symptoms include headache, fever, chills, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, and cough. Scrub typhus[?] is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers, which are found in areas of heavy scrub vegetation. [encyclopedia.kids.net.au]
In people, however, typhus can cause high fever, chills, headache, and rash. It is not transmitted from person to person and can be treated with antibiotics. “Although typhus normally occurs throughout L.A. [losangeles.cbslocal.com]
Signs and symptoms may include: Fever and chills Headache Rapid breathing Body and muscle aches Rash Cough Nausea Vomiting Confusion Brill-Zinsser disease Some people can remain infected, without symptoms, for years after they first get sick. [cdc.gov]
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Rigor
R50.9 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R50.9 Fever, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Fever NOS Fever of unknown origin [FUO] Fever with chills Fever with rigors Hyperpyrexia NOS Persistent fever Pyrexia NOS Mexican A75.2 [icd10data.com]
Respiratoric
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Pertussis
Pertactin-Negative and Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Negative Bordetella pertussis, Australia, 2013–2017 [PDF - 1.61 MB - 4 pages] Z. Xu et al. During the 2008–2012 pertussis epidemic in Australia, pertactin (Prn)–negative Bordetella pertussis emerged. [doi.org]
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Sighing
In recent months British doctors have anxiously watched flu graphs, but last week the British Medical Journal heaved a sigh of relief, announced that "this year's epidemic certainly does not rank among the major visitations of recent years." [web.archive.org]
Gastrointestinal
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Nausea
Signs and symptoms may include: Fever and chills Body aches and muscle pain Loss of appetite Nausea Vomiting Stomach pain Cough Rash (typically occurs around day 5 of illness) Most people will recover without treatment, but some cases may be severe. [web.archive.org]
Patients presented most commonly with fever (100%), nausea and vomiting (55%), and rash (55%). Respiratory (55%) and neurologic (45%) manifestations were also identified frequently. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Signs and symptoms may include: Fever and chills Headache Rapid breathing Body and muscle aches Rash Cough Nausea Vomiting Confusion Brill-Zinsser disease Some people can remain infected, without symptoms, for years after they first get sick. [cdc.gov]
[…] typhus may include: Abdominal pain Backache Dull red rash that begins on the middle of the body and spreads Fever, can be extremely high, 105 F to 106 F (40.6 C to 41.1 C), that may last up to 2 weeks Hacking, dry cough Headache Joint and muscle pain Nausea [nlm.nih.gov]
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Vomiting
Signs and symptoms may include: Fever and chills Body aches and muscle pain Loss of appetite Nausea Vomiting Stomach pain Cough Rash (typically occurs around day 5 of illness) Most people will recover without treatment, but some cases may be severe. [web.archive.org]
Patients presented most commonly with fever (100%), nausea and vomiting (55%), and rash (55%). Respiratory (55%) and neurologic (45%) manifestations were also identified frequently. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Signs and symptoms may include: Fever and chills Headache Rapid breathing Body and muscle aches Rash Cough Nausea Vomiting Confusion Brill-Zinsser disease Some people can remain infected, without symptoms, for years after they first get sick. [cdc.gov]
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Joint pain. Abdominal pain. Cough and sneeze. Rash, which usually develops 4-7 days into the illness, normally starting on the chest. [patient.info]
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Abdominal Pain
Symptoms of murine or endemic typhus may include: Abdominal pain Backache Dull red rash that begins on the middle of the body and spreads Fever, can be extremely high, 105 F to 106 F (40.6 C to 41.1 C), that may last up to 2 weeks Hacking, dry cough Headache [nlm.nih.gov]
Abdominal pain. Cough and sneeze. Rash, which usually develops 4-7 days into the illness, normally starting on the chest. [patient.info]
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is frequently characterized by fever, headache, nausea, and abdominal pain; a rash is commonly reported, but eschars are not. [wwwnc.cdc.gov]
Patients typically present with fever and headache or fever and rash and may also experience: Myalgia Anorexia Nausea Vomiting Abdominal pain Cough Altered mental status Common laboratory findings may include anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, hyponatremia [cdc.gov]
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Diarrhea
Children likely had rashes and diarrhea. This study pointed out murine typhus declined sharply in the U.S. once DDT spraying began in 1945 but stated “now it appears to be on the rise, especially in southern Texas and California.” [breitbart.com]
Liver, Gall & Pancreas
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Hepatomegaly
Hepatomegaly may be present, but jaundice is infrequent. Localized pneumonitis may occur. Untreated patients may develop pneumonia, tissue necrosis, and circulatory failure, with such sequelae as brain and heart damage. [the-travel-doctor.com]
Typhical myocarditis determines the pulse acceleration independently of the fever curve and the emergence of signs of heart failure (mild hepatomegaly stasis and edemas on the shanks). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Skin
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Petechiae
In severe cases of typhus, where haemorrhagic elements are seen, bleeding into the skin (petechiae) may be present. [patient.info]
Petechiae are uncommon. Physician Diagnosis It is important to treat scrub typhus early in the course of the disease in order to avert life-threatening complications. [cdc.gov]
Musculoskeletal
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Arthralgia
Symptoms had started 8 days prior to hospitalization with fever, asthenia, arthralgia, and headache. Four days after the onset of symptoms she had developed a generalized maculopapular skin rash. [doi.org]
Lyme Disease causes a range of non-specific symptoms including fever, fatigue, headaches, myalgia, arthralgia, muscle and joint pain and sore and swollen lymph glands.These symptoms can occur within days, weeks or months of being bitten. [web.archive.org]
In addition, unspecific clinical manifestations (relative frequency given in brackets) might be associated with epidemic typhus such as abdominal pain (60%), nausea (32%), arthralgia (50%), cough (38%) and less frequently conjunctivitis. [ecdc.europa.eu]
Neurologic
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Headache
Definition of murine typhus : a mild disease that is marked especially by fever, headache, and rash, is caused by a rickettsia ( Rickettsia typhi synonym R. mooseri ), is widespread in nature in rodents, and is transmitted to humans by a flea Examples [merriam-webster.com]
The most common symptoms are fever, headaches, and sometimes rash. Clinical Guidelines Diagnosis and management of Typhus fevers Murine Typhus Bacterial disease spread by fleas Scrub Typhus Spread by chiggers in Southeast Asia [web.archive.org]
The symptoms of tick typhus include rashes, eschars, headaches, fever, flu-like symptoms and lymph node tenderness. The clinical diagnosis is confirmed through the use of specific blood tests. [medent.usyd.edu.au]
Workup
Serum
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Hyponatremia
Patients typically present with fever and headache or fever and rash and may also experience: Myalgia Anorexia Nausea Vomiting Abdominal pain Cough Altered mental status Common laboratory findings may include anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, hyponatremia [cdc.gov]
Microbiology
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Rickettsia Typhi
National Library of Medicine (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne An infectious disease clinically similar to epidemic louse-borne typhus (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE), but caused by RICKETTSIA TYPHI, which is transmitted [definitions.net]
Definition of murine typhus : a mild disease that is marked especially by fever, headache, and rash, is caused by a rickettsia ( Rickettsia typhi synonym R. mooseri ), is widespread in nature in rodents, and is transmitted to humans by a flea Examples [merriam-webster.com]
Murine typhus, also called endemic typhus or flea-borne typhus, is a disease caused by a bacteria called Rickettsia typhi. Murine typhus is spread to people through contact with infected fleas. [web.archive.org]
Typhus is caused by two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia prowazekii. Rickettsia typhi causes endemic or murine typhus. Endemic typhus is uncommon in the United States. [nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
Laboratory testing and reporting of results can take several weeks, so your health care provider may start treatment before results are available. Treatment Murine typhus is effectively treated with the antibiotic doxycycline. [web.archive.org]
This book is organized into nine chapters that describe the signs and symptoms, clinical forms and manifestations, incubation period, stages of invasion, mode of transmission, epidemiology, and treatment of different tropical and infectious diseases such [books.google.com]
This disease can be handled successfully with rapid diagnosis, proper antibiotic treatment, and rodent and chigger control. [doi.org]
Prognosis
Prognosis ,Prophylaxis and treatment Starting antibiotics early has significantly reduced mortality from about 20 to 7%. Early treatment prevents most complications. No effective vaccines are available. [the-travel-doctor.com]
Prognosis [ 3 ] Uncomplicated cases that are promptly diagnosed and treated do very well and usually make a full recovery. [patient.info]
Suppurative parotiditis claims an unfavorable prognosis and require surgical treatment as early as possible [ 24, 31 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology
Flea-borne typhus should be considered in febrile patients with animal or flea exposure and respiratory or neurologic symptoms of unknown etiology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Frequency United States Sporadic cases of active infection with R prowazekii, the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus, have been reported. [emedicine.com]
Publication Date Title Wilson et al. 1984 Treatment of streptomycin-susceptible and streptomycin-resistant enterococcal endocarditis Arias et al. 2010 Management of multidrug-resistant enterococcal infections Wallace et al. 1991 Red man syndrome: incidence, etiology [google.sr]
Epidemiology
This book is organized into nine chapters that describe the signs and symptoms, clinical forms and manifestations, incubation period, stages of invasion, mode of transmission, epidemiology, and treatment of different tropical and infectious diseases such [books.google.com]
Register A Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Epidemic Typhus in Africa - 24 Hours access EUR 36.00 GBP 28.00 USD 45.00 Rental This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve. [doi.org]
Physician Diagnosis Diagnosis is based on clinical findings and epidemiologic factors as reliable, early diagnostic tests are not available. [cdc.gov]
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology : The incubation period from the mite bite is 6-18 days following inoculation. Humans acquire the disease when an infected mite or chigger, bites them while feeding and inoculates R tsutsugamushi pathogens. [the-travel-doctor.com]
Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. [cdc.gov]
Prevention There is no vaccine to prevent murine typhus. Reduce your risk of getting murine typhus by avoiding contact with infected fleas. Keep rodents and animals away from your home, workplace, and recreational areas. [web.archive.org]
More than 1.5 million concentration camp prisoners died of typhus, a preventable disease. [books.google.com]
To prevent the spread of disease on the continent, cities through which immigrants passed in large numbers, such as Quebec City, made arrangements to have passengers undergo a medical exam. [mccord-museum.qc.ca]