epidemic typhus

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects humans
gptkbp:category vector-borne disease
zoonosis
rickettsial disease
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Rickettsia_prowazekii
gptkbp:complication gptkb:pneumonia
renal failure
hypotension
meningoencephalitis
gptkbp:diagnosedBy PCR
serology
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:murine_typhus
gptkb:scrub_typhus
gptkbp:firstDescribed 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label epidemic typhus
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 1-2 weeks
gptkbp:mortalityRate high if untreated
10-60% if untreated
<5% if treated
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:war
gptkb:dam
refugee camps
gptkbp:prevention louse control
gptkbp:symptom confusion
fever
headache
muscle pain
chills
rash
gptkbp:transmittedBy body louse
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:chloramphenicol
doxycycline
gptkbp:vectorFor Pediculus humanus corporis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Typhus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6