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Fever, headache, rash, and altered mental status
- Symptoms include fever, headache, rash, and altered mental status. Laboratory confirmation is typically based on serological tests detecting IgG or IgM antibodies. Early treatment with doxycycline is crucial to prevent severe complications.
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This type is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and carried by the body louse, and possibly by ticks as well. It can be found around the world, including in the United States, but is typically found in areas of high population and poor sanitation, where conditions promote lice infestation.
Alternatively known as murine typhus, this type is caused by Rickettsia typhi and is carried by the rat flea or cat flea. Endemic typhus can be found worldwide. It may be found among people in close contact with rats. It isn’t commonly found in the United States, but caseshave been reported in some areas, primarily Texas and southern California. Is...
This type is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushiand carried by mites in their larval stage when they are chiggers. This type of typhus is more commonly found in Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands. It’s also called tsutsugamushi disease. The louse, flea, tick, or mite becomes a carrier of the bacteria when they feed on the blood...
References. Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. [1] . Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. [1] . Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure. [2] The diseases are caused by specific types of bacterial infection. [1] .
People have a fever and an intense headache and feel very tired. A rash appears 4 to 6 days later. The rash usually begins on the chest and spreads to the arms, and legs. Sometimes the spleen enlarges. If the infection is severe, blood pressure may become very low, the kidneys may malfunction, and gangrene and/or pneumonia may develop.
