epidemic louse-borne typhus
MONDO:0019362Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names epidemic louse-borne typhus yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A gram-negative bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia prowazekii. It is spread by lice infected with the bacteria. Signs and symptoms include sudden headache, generalized muscle pain, malaise, and macular skin lesions. The infection may affect the central nervous system causing encephalitis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019362), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: epidemic louse-borne typhus
- Also called
- epidemic typhusepidemic typhus fever