Oroya fever
MONDO:0018984Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Oroya fever yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An infection that is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, which is transmitted to humans from infected sandflies. The acute phase (Oroya fever) is characterized by fever, headache, myalgia, enlargement of the lymph nodes, and anemia. The chronic phase (verruga peruana/Peruvian wart) is characterized by benign, eruptive lesions that are bleeding and pruritic, arthralgia, and malaise.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018984), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
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Other names
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Resolves to: Oroya fever
- Also called
- Bartonella bacilliformis caused disease or disorderBartonella bacilliformis disease or disorderBartonella bacilliformis infectious diseasebartonellosis due to Bartonella bacilliformis infectionCarrion diseaseCarrión diseaseCarrion's disease