epidemic typhus (DOID:0050480)
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Synonyms: sylvatic typhus
Definition: A typhus that has_material_basis_in Rickettsia prowazekii, which is transmitted by human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis). The infection has_symptom high fever, has_symptom cough, has_symptom rash, has_symptom severe muscle pain, has_symptom chills, has_symptom falling blood pressure, has_symptom stupor, has_symptom sensitivity to light, and has_symptom delirium.