Typhus
Alternate Names : Brill-Zinsser Disease, Endemic Typhus, Epidemic Typhus, Jail Fever, Murine Typhus
Typhus Symptoms & Signs
SYMPTOMS OF MURINE TYPHUS:
- headache
- backache
- arthralgia
- fever, extremely high (105 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit) and may last up to two weeks
- rash that begins on the trunk and spreads peripherally (The rash is made up of dull red macules that may become slightly papular after the initial appearance may last only a few hours.)
- nausea and vomiting in most patients
- hacking, dry cough
- abdominal pain
SYMPTOMS OF EPIDEMIC TYPHUS:
- severe headache
- fever, high (104 degrees Fahrenheit)
- cough in 70% of patients
- arthralgia and myalgia, (muscle pain) severe
- chills
- falling blood pressure
- stupor
- delirium
- rash that begins on chest and spreads to rest of trunk and extremities, but not to palms and soles
- early rash is faint and rose colored and fades with pressure (Later the lesions become dull, red, and do not fade. People with severe typhus may also develop petechiae.)
- lights appear very bright, and exposure to light may hurt the eyes
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