Preferred Name |
Epidemic typhus |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
A Rickettsial disease characterized by malaise and vague symptoms before the onset of high fever, headache, severe myalgias and less commonly petechial rash on the trunk and limbs, nausea, vomiting, coughing and pneumonia. Most patients also have some central nervous system disturbances, such as meningeal irritation, confusion, drowsiness, seizures, coma, and hearing loss. |
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ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_83314 |
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definition |
A Rickettsial disease characterized by malaise and vague symptoms before the onset of high fever, headache, severe myalgias and less commonly petechial rash on the trunk and limbs, nausea, vomiting, coughing and pneumonia. Most patients also have some central nervous system disturbances, such as meningeal irritation, confusion, drowsiness, seizures, coma, and hearing loss. |
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definition_citation |
Orphanet |
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expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=83314 |
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has_age_of_onset |
All ages |
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has_inheritance |
Not applicable |
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hasDbXref |
UMLS:C0041473 MedDRA:10014979 ICD-10:A75.0 MeSH:D014438 ICD-11:1C30.0 |
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label |
Epidemic typhus |
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notation |
ORPHA:83314 |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_83314 |
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prefLabel |
Epidemic typhus |
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present_in |
Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown |
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subClassOf |