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Group of infectious diseases
Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms such
Typhus
Disease caused by O. tsutsugamushi
Scrub typhus or bush typhus is a form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi, a Gram-negative α-proteobacterium of family
Scrub_typhus
Disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi
of death may be as high as 20%. With treatment, it is between 1% and 4%. Typhus is a different disease, caused by unrelated species of bacteria. Owing to
Typhoid_fever
Bacterial infection spread by body lice
Epidemic typhus, also known as louse-borne typhus, is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural
Epidemic_typhus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up typhus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In modern medical English, the term typhus refers to a group of rickettsioses only. Typhus may also
Typhus_(disambiguation)
Bacterial infection transmitted by fleas
Murine typhus, also known as endemic typhus or flea-borne typhus, is a form of typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi transmitted by fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis)
Murine_typhus
Vaccines to prevent different types of typhus
Typhus vaccines are intended to protect against different strains of typhus, including epidemic typhus (louse-borne typhus), murine typhus (flea-borne
Typhus_vaccine
French bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine (1866–1936)
Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus. Nicolle was born to Aline Louvrier and Eugène Nicolle in Rouen, France
Charles_Nicolle
Deadly monster of Greek mythology
Typhon (/ˈtaɪfɒn, -fən/ ; Ancient Greek: Τυφῶν, romanized: Typhôn, [tyːpʰɔ̂ːn]), also known as Typhoeus (/taɪˈfiːəs/; Τυφωεύς, Typhōeús), Typhaon (Τυφάων
Typhon
Genus of bacteria
Epidemic typhus, recrudescent typhus, and sporadic typhus Rickettsia typhi (worldwide) Murine typhus (endemic typhus) The causative agent of scrub typhus formerly
Rickettsia
Bacterial disease
Flying squirrel typhus is a condition characterized by a rash of early macules, and, later, maculopapules. The flying squirrel Glaucomys volans can transmit
Flying_squirrel_typhus
Bacterial infection spread by ticks
caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, named in Ricketts's honor. Ricketts died of typhus (another rickettsial disease) in Mexico in 1910, shortly after completing
Rocky_Mountain_spotted_fever
Species of bacterium
obligate intracellular, rod shaped gram negative bacterium. It belongs to the typhus group of the Rickettsia genus, along with R. prowazekii. R. typhi has an
Rickettsia_typhi
Medical condition
the genus Rickettsia. Typhus is a group of similar diseases also caused by Rickettsia bacteria, but spotted fevers and typhus are different clinical
Spotted_fever
Index of articles associated with the same name
Pacific. Typhus - there are different types of typhus, including epidemic typhus caused by Rickettsia prowazekii (transmitted by lice) and murine typhus caused
Rickettsial_disease
Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883–1957)
inventor, known for creating the first effective vaccine against epidemic typhus. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine each year between 1930
Rudolf_Weigl
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
living conditions led to disease and infection, such as trench foot, lice, typhus, trench fever, and the 'Spanish flu'. At the start of the war, German cruisers
World_War_I
Medical condition
Queensland tick typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia australis. It is transmitted by the ticks Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes
Queensland_tick_typhus
Medical condition
called Mediterranean spotted fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Kenya tick typhus, Indian tick typhus, Marseilles fever, or Astrakhan fever) is a fever as a result
Boutonneuse_fever
Species of bacterium
the family Rickettsiaceae and is responsible for a disease called scrub typhus in humans. It is a natural and an obligate intracellular parasite of mites
Orientia_tsutsugamushi
American physician, bacteriologist and author (1878–1940)
many years researching typhus and developing a vaccine. As an author, his best-known book was the 1935 chronicle of epidemic typhus titled Rats, Lice and
Hans_Zinsser
Human fed to typhus-infected lice
Study of Typhus and Virology and the associated Institute in Kraków, Poland. Louse-feeders were human sources of blood for lice infected with typhus, which
Louse-feeder
Disease outbreak in North America
The typhus epidemic of 1847 was an outbreak of epidemic typhus caused by a massive Irish emigration in 1847, during the Great Famine, aboard crowded and
1847 North American typhus epidemic
1847_North_American_typhus_epidemic
Medical condition
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF), also known as black typhus or Ordog Fever, is a hemorrhagic fever and zoonotic infectious disease endemic to Bolivia
Bolivian_hemorrhagic_fever
Research centre active in World War Era Poland
The Institute for Typhus and Virus Research was a scientific research centre founded in the city of Lwów, now known as Lviv. Between 1920 and 1939, it
Lviv Institute for Typhus and Virus Research
Lviv_Institute_for_Typhus_and_Virus_Research
1346–1353 plague pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
explained by a combination of bubonic plague with other diseases, including typhus, smallpox, and respiratory infections. In addition to the bubonic infection
Black_Death
Medical condition
group (SPG) and typhus group (TG). In the past, rickettsioses were considered to be caused by species of Rickettsia. However, scrub typhus is still considered
Rickettsiosis
Older sister of Anne Frank and Holocaust victim (1926–1945)
ever been found. She died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from a typhus outbreak. Margot Betti Frank, named after her maternal aunt Bettina Holländer
Margot_Frank
Japanese biological and chemical warfare research facility (1936–1945)
Francisco. The planes would spread weaponized bubonic plague, cholera, typhus, dengue fever, and other pathogens in a biological terror attack upon the
Unit_731
dying by the thousands. 1866–68 saw what was thought of at the time as typhus killing 270,000 people in the region. Municipalities that were particularly
Finnish_famine_of_1866–1868
Former Neighborhood of Montreal in Quebec, Canada
quarantine area where between 3,500 and 6,000 Irish immigrants died of typhus or "ship fever" in 1847 and 1848. The immigrants had been transferred from
Goose_Village
Medical condition
North Asian tick typhus also known as Siberian tick typhus, is a condition characterized by a maculopapular rash. It is associated with Rickettsia sibirica
North_Asian_tick_typhus
Building used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases
afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, smallpox or typhus. Often used for forcible quarantine, many towns and cities had one or more
Pest_house
Nazi concentration camp in Germany (1933–1945)
903 deaths from typhus in January 1945, 3,991 in February, 3,534 in March, 2,168 in April before the liberation. 14,511 registered typhus deaths since it
Dachau_concentration_camp
Species of mite
Leptotrombidium deliense is a species of mite. It is a vector and reservoir for scrub typhus. List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions Pedro N. Acha; Boris
Leptotrombidium_deliense
Habsburg consort from 1854 to 1898
to her illness and dying. It is generally assumed today that she died of typhus. Her death pushed Elisabeth, who was already prone to bouts of melancholy
Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria
Polish medical doctor
make them test positive for typhus without experiencing the disease. The two doctors created a fake outbreak of epidemic typhus in 1941–42 in and around
Eugene_Lazowski
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
and edited two Bolshevik newspapers. In November 1907, his wife died of typhus, and he left his son with her family in Tiflis. He then reassembled his
Joseph_Stalin
In childhood and young adulthood, she suffered from serious infections: typhus, which it has become conventional to claim she "almost died" of at the age
Causes_of_Jane_Austen's_death
Species of bacterium
bacterium is the etiologic agent of North Asian tick typhus, which is also known as Siberian tick typhus. The ticks that transmit it are primarily various
Rickettsia_sibirica
Species of bacterium
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Salmonella_enterica
Nazi concentration camp in Germany (1940–1945)
Overcrowding, lack of food, and poor sanitary conditions caused outbreaks of typhus, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and dysentery, leading to the deaths of more
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Bergen-Belsen_concentration_camp
Polish microbiologist and public health pioneer (1891–1970)
the State Institute of Hygiene, she produced the first vaccine against typhus and ran vaccination campaigns to control the spread of diphtheria and scarlet
Hélène_Sparrow
Species of bacteria
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Helicobacter_pylori
Leader of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1980
Kazan. During his 13 months in hospital, he had bouts of pneumonia and typhus, and learned Russian with the help of two schoolgirls who brought him Russian
Josip_Broz_Tito
Species of flea
primarily of the genus Rattus, and is a primary vector for plague and murine typhus. This occurs when a flea that has fed on an infected rodent bites a human
Oriental_rat_flea
Human disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Whooping_cough
19th century included long-standing epidemic threats such as smallpox, typhus, yellow fever, and scarlet fever. In addition, cholera emerged as an epidemic
Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century
Diseases_and_epidemics_of_the_19th_century
English novelist (1775–1817)
Southampton later that year. That autumn both girls were sent home after catching typhus, of which Jane nearly died. She was from then home-educated, until she attended
Jane_Austen
Human and animal disease
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Bubonic_plague
Species of bacteria, cause of plague
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Yersinia_pestis
430 BC epidemic in Greece
a reservoir disease, it would be very similar to arboviral diseases or typhus as is later mentioned. If it was a respiratory disease, it would most likely
Plague_of_Athens
Infectious disease caused by bacteria
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Tularemia
Species of bacterium
bacteria of class Alphaproteobacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus, transmitted in the feces of lice. In North America, the main reservoir
Rickettsia_prowazekii
Species of bacterium
australis is a bacterium that causes a medical condition called Queensland tick typhus. The probable vectors are the tick species, Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes
Rickettsia_australis
Species of bacterium that can cause meningitis
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Neisseria_meningitidis
German physician (1827–1897)
pathological point of view. Die Hydrotherapie des Typhus, 1861 – Hydrotherapy for typhus. Zur Hydrotherapie des Typhus, Bericht über in St Petersburg, Stettin und
Ernst_Brand
Infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, spread by ticks
Pneumococcal# PCV PPSV Q fever Tetanus# Tuberculosis BCG# Typhoid# Ty21a ViCPS Typhus combination: DPT/DTwP/DTaP Td/Tdap research: Clostridioides difficile Group
Lyme_disease
Czech parasitologist (1875–1915)
pathologist Henrique da Rocha Lima, he discovered the pathogen of epidemic typhus, which bears an eponymous scientific name Rickettsia prowazekii. Prowazek
Stanislaus_von_Prowazek
Genus of bacteria
species Orientia tsutsugamushi and Orientia chuto, which both cause scrub typhus in humans. Orientia chiloensis is a possible new species of Orientia identified
Orientia
Device used for sterilizing clothes
barrel was pioneered by the British surgeon William Hunter during the 1915 typhus and relapsing fever epidemic in Serbia. U. S. Army Medical Service (1931)
Serbian_barrel
Epidemic
the early stages of the First World War, Serbia suffered an epidemic of typhus and relapsing fever. The epidemic first appeared in the late autumn of 1914
1915 typhus and relapsing fever epidemic in Serbia
1915_typhus_and_relapsing_fever_epidemic_in_Serbia
Extinct genus of reptiles
Pelagosaurus (meaning "lizard of the open sea") is an extinct genus of thalattosuchian crocodyliform that lived during the Toarcian stage of the Lower
Pelagosaurus
German composer (1770–1827)
possibility is that it was caused by complications from a case of murine typhus from 1796. Solomon sets out his case in detail in his biography of Beethoven
Ludwig_van_Beethoven
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
plague (1813) Groningen epidemic (1829) Great Plains smallpox (1837–1838) Typhus (1847–1848) Copenhagen cholera (1853) Stockholm cholera (1853) Broad Street
COVID-19_pandemic
Species of bacterium
Mediterranean spotted fever, Israeli tick typhus, Astrakhan spotted fever, Kenya tick typhus, Indian tick typhus, or other names that designate the locality
Rickettsia_conorii
Continent
colonies. European infectious diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles, and typhus) – to which the native populations had no immune resistance – caused large-scale
South_America
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
were atrocious. Disease ran rampant, with many deaths due to dysentery, typhus, diphtheria, tuberculosis and jaundice, causing medical staff to fear a
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Peptic_ulcer_disease
Experimentation Case Involving the Scrub Typhus Pathogen (新潟大学におけるツツガムシ病原菌の人体接種問題) also commonly known as the "Niigata scrub typhus human experimentation incident
Niigata University Human Experimentation Case Involving the Scrub Typhus Pathogen
Niigata_University_Human_Experimentation_Case_Involving_the_Scrub_Typhus_Pathogen
Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870
total of 140,000 soldiers, but they suffered terribly from epidemics of typhus, dysentery, and cholera. During the 332 days of the siege, the French lost
Napoleon_III
Intestinal inflammation causing bloody diarrhea
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Dysentery
Anabaptist groups originating in Western Europe
Mennonite conscientious objector Harry Lantz distributes rat poison for typhus control in Gulfport, Mississippi (1946).
Mennonites
Nazi German war criminal (1896–1992)
He infected Jews, Romani people, and the mentally ill with malaria and typhus. Following the Doctors' Trial, Rose was convicted of war crimes and sentenced
Gerhard_Rose
Tetracycline-class antibiotic
bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, Lyme disease, cholera, typhus, and syphilis, and is sometimes used to prevent malaria. Doxycycline may
Doxycycline
Capital and largest city of Armenia
of Van and surroundings). A significant part of these refugees died of typhus and other diseases. From 1921 to 1936, about 42,000 ethnic Armenians from
Yerevan
Species of bacterium
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Pseudomonas_aeruginosa
Medical condition
is a delayed relapse of epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii. After a patient contracts epidemic typhus from the fecal matter of an infected
Brill–Zinsser_disease
plague (1813) Groningen epidemic (1829) Great Plains smallpox (1837–1838) Typhus (1847–1848) Copenhagen cholera (1853) Stockholm cholera (1853) Broad Street
2026_Ebola_epidemic
Medical condition
PMID 16901827. Hendershot, Edward F.; Sexton, Daniel J. (January 2009). "Scrub typhus and rickettsial diseases in international travelers: a review". Current
African_tick_bite_fever
Skin discoloration due to underlying bleeding
less than 3 mm, and ecchymoses greater than 1 cm. Purpura is common with typhus and can be present with meningitis caused by meningococci or septicaemia
Purpura
Rod-shaped, gram-negative bacterium
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Escherichia_coli
British Baronet, physician and neurologist
physician primarily known for having discovered the distinction between typhus and typhoid. Jenner was born at Chatham on 30 January 1815, and educated
Sir William Jenner, 1st Baronet
Sir_William_Jenner,_1st_Baronet
Species of bacterium
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Proteus_mirabilis
Disease of blood and kidneys after bacterial infection
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Hemolytic–uremic_syndrome
Polish physician
and Israeli physician and biologist who did important work in epidemic typhus in Lwów, Poland, with Rudolf Weigl and in the 1930s developed the concepts
Ludwik_Fleck
Nazi SS doctor at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
this capacity at the gas chambers located in crematoria IV and V. When a typhus epidemic began in the women's camp, Mengele cleared one block of six hundred
Josef_Mengele
Multi-party war in the former Russian Empire (1917–1922)
methods of war communism. The outbreaks of diseases such as cholera and typhus were also contributing factors to the famine casualties. In February 1918
Russian_Civil_War
Form of atypical pneumonia
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Legionnaires'_disease
King of England from 1272 to 1307
led debtors to lose the land itself. The disease was either dysentery or typhus. The anecdote of Queen Eleanor saving Edward's life by sucking the poison
Edward_I
1845–1852 mass starvation in Ireland
workhouses—created conditions that were ideal for spreading infectious diseases such as typhus, typhoid, and relapsing fever. Diarrhoeal diseases were the result of poor
Great_Famine_(Ireland)
Type of dream during illness
Dreams, and Delirium: With an Account of His Experiences in the Delirium of Typhus Fever". Glasgow Medical Journal. 38 (4): 241–262. ISSN 0367-4800. PMC 5936364
Fever_dream
16th century epidemics in New Spain
(typhus), which the Spanish had recognized since the late 15th century. However, the symptoms of cocoliztli were still not identical to the typhus or
Cocoliztli_epidemics
1918–1920 global influenza pandemic
was in fact plague, dengue fever, or cholera. Another misdiagnosis was typhus, which was common in circumstances of social upheaval, and was therefore
Spanish_flu
Swedish photographer (1870–1949)
which included Red Cross sisters and war invalids. In 1918 she recorded a typhus outbreak in Haparanda. One of her students was Hilda Augusta Larsson, who
Mia_Green
Military campaign during World War I
casualties Sports Rugby Olympians Disease 1899–1923 cholera pandemic 1915 typhus epidemic in Serbia Spanish flu Occupations Austro-Hungarian occupations
Gallipoli_campaign
Bacterial infection of the small intestine
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Cholera
Italian forced labor and concentration camp for Jews in Libya
who were imprisoned there, 562 died, mostly from hunger and louse-borne typhus. Due to its poor conditions, Giado had the highest death toll of all the
Giado_concentration_camp
Species of bacterium
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Campylobacter_jejuni
Disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium
(Rickettsioses) Typhus Rickettsia typhi Murine typhus Rickettsia prowazekii Epidemic typhus, Brill–Zinsser disease, Flying squirrel typhus Spotted fever
Plague_(disease)
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