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Typhus
Alternative names:
Brill-Zinsser disease; epidemic typhus; Murine typhus
Symptoms:
SYMPTOMS OF MURINE TYPHUS - headache
- backache
- arthralgia
- fever, extremely high (105 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit) and may last up to two weeks
- rash that begins on the trunk and spreads peripherally (The rash is made up of dull red macules that may become slightly papular after the initial appearance may last only a few hours.)
SYMPTOMS OF EPIDEMIC TYPHUS - headache
- arthralgia and myalgia
- chills
- fever, high (104 degrees Fahrenheit)
- falling blood pressure
- stupor
- delirium
- rash that begins on chest and spreads to rest of trunk and extremities
- The early rash is faint and rose colored and fades with pressure. Later the lesions become dull red and do not fade. People with severe typhus may also develop petechiae.
Signs and tests:
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