| epidemic typhus |
Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus caused by the bacillus Rickettsia prowazekii, carried by the human body louse Pediculus humanus. Feeding on a human who carries the bacillus infects the louse. R. prowazekii grows in the louse's gut and is excreted in the feces. The disease is transmitted to an uninfected human who scratches the bite and rubs the feces into the wound. Incubation period is one to two weeks. R. prowazekii can remain viable and virulent in the dried feces for many days. ...
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| epidemic roseola |
Rubella (also known as epidemic roseola, German measles or three-day measles) is a disease caused by the Rubella virus. It is often mild and an attack can pass unnoticed. However, this can make the virus difficult to diagnose. The virus usually enters the body through the nose or throat. The disease can last 1-5 days. Children recover more quickly than adults. ...
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| epidemic |
A pattern of disease rate when new cases of a disease spread rapidly through a population.
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| epidemic |
a term used to describe a disease that is rare then suddenly affects more people than usually expected
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| epidemic |
a widespread increase, usually limited in time, in the incidence of an infectious disease (Holliday, 1989).
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