Typhus, Epidemic Louse Borne

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Test:

Specific serological test (RT), Weil-Felix test (+:),Rickettsiae isolaticin from blood by animal inocu­lation (+), WCC (As), U.protein (+), U.blood (+)

Sign:

Brudzinski's sign, Kernig's sign, neck stiffness, fe-ver, maculopapular rash

Dd:

Any febrile illness

Phys:

Rickettsia' infection spread by body lice in condi-tions of overcrowding and poor hygiene