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Brill-Zinsser disease

Brill-Zinsser disease: Introduction

Brill-Zinsser disease: A form of recurring typhus caused by a bacterium called Rickettsia proazekii and transmitted by lice. The illness may occur after the initial sickness and tends to be not as severe. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Brill-Zinsser disease is available below.

Symptoms of Brill-Zinsser disease

• Fever
• Severe headache
• Rash
• Chills
• Muscle pain
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Brill-Zinsser disease: Complications

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Causes of Brill-Zinsser disease

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Disease Topics Related To Brill-Zinsser disease

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Misdiagnosis and Brill-Zinsser disease

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Brill-Zinsser disease

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Brill-Zinsser disease: Broader Related Topics

• Typhus
• Bacterial diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
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Types of Brill-Zinsser disease

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Definitions of Brill-Zinsser disease:

A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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