Brill-Zinsser disease (DOID:11254)
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Synonyms: Brill Zinsser disease; Brill's disease; Latent typhus; Recrudescent typhus; Sporadic typhus
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:A75.1, ICD9CM:081.1, ICD9CM_2006:081.1, MESH:D014438, UMLS_CUI:C0006181
Definition: An epidemic typhus that is a mild form of the disease, which recurs in someone after a long period of latency due to immunosuppression, malnutrition or other illnesses.