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DictionarySeetyphushospital fever
ep·i·dem·ic ty·phustyphus caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and spread by body lice; marked by high fever, mental and physical depression, and a macular and papular eruption; lasts for about 2 weeks and occurs when large crowds are brought together and personal hygiene standards are at a low ebb; recrudescences can occur. Synonym(s): European typhus, hospital fever, louse-borne typhus, prison fever typhushospital fever (1) Epidemic typhus, see there.
(2) An older term for any nosocomial infection acquired whilst in hospital. |