jail fever

ty·phus

(tī'fŭs), In German, Typhus (abdominalis) refers to typhoid fever, not to typhus, which in German is called Fleckfieber or Flecktyphys.A group of acute infectious and contagious diseases, caused by rickettsiae that are transmitted by arthropods, and occurring in two principal forms: epidemic typhus and endemic (murine) typhus; typical symptoms include: severe headache, shivering and chills, high fever, malaise, and rash. Also called jail, camp, or ship fever. Synonym(s): camp fever (3) , jail fever, ship fever [G. typhos, smoke, stupor]

ep·i·dem·ic ty·phus

(ep'i-dem'ik tī'fŭs) Disease caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and spread by body lice; marked by high fever, mental and physical depression, and a macular and papular eruption; lasts about 2 weeks and occurs when large crowds are brought together and personal hygiene is poor; recrudescences can occur.
Synonym(s): jail fever.

Hildenbrand,

Johann Valentin Edler von, Austrian physician, 1763-1818. Hildenbrand disease - disease caused by Rickettsia, transmitted by body lice. Synonym(s): camp fever; jail fever; ship fever

单词	jail fever
释义	jail fever jail fever n (Pathology) a former name for typhus, once a common disease in jails EncyclopediaSeetyphus jail fever ty·phus (tī'fŭs), In German, Typhus (abdominalis) refers to typhoid fever, not to typhus, which in German is called Fleckfieber or Flecktyphys.A group of acute infectious and contagious diseases, caused by rickettsiae that are transmitted by arthropods, and occurring in two principal forms: epidemic typhus and endemic (murine) typhus; typical symptoms include: severe headache, shivering and chills, high fever, malaise, and rash. Also called jail, camp, or ship fever. Synonym(s): camp fever (3) , jail fever, ship fever [G. typhos, smoke, stupor] ep·i·dem·ic ty·phus (ep'i-dem'ik tī'fŭs) Disease caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and spread by body lice; marked by high fever, mental and physical depression, and a macular and papular eruption; lasts about 2 weeks and occurs when large crowds are brought together and personal hygiene is poor; recrudescences can occur. Synonym(s): jail fever. Hildenbrand, Johann Valentin Edler von, Austrian physician, 1763-1818. Hildenbrand disease - disease caused by Rickettsia, transmitted by body lice. Synonym(s): camp fever; jail fever; ship fever
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