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Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne

Known as: Epidemic Louse-borne typhus, Classical Typhus fever, TABARDILLO 
The classic form of typhus, caused by RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis. This… 
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Primary Conjunctival Sporotrichosis: Two Cases From a Zoonotic Epidemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Purpose: To describe Sporothrix schenckii conjunctivitis in 2 owners of cats with sporotrichosis. Methods: Small case series and… 
2002
2002
The Rickettsia prowazekii Invasion Gene Homolog (invA) Encodes a Nudix Hydrolase Active on Adenosine (5′)-pentaphospho-(5′)-adenosine*
The genomic sequence of Rickettsia prowazekii, the obligate intracellular bacterium responsible for epidemic typhus, reveals an… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Epidemic typhus imported from Algeria.
We report epidemic typhus in a French patient returning from Algeria. The diagnosis was confirmed by serologic testing and the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Transformation of Rickettsia prowazekiito Rifampin Resistance
Rickettsia prowazekii, the causative agent of epidemic typhus, is an obligate intracellular parasitic bacterium that grows… 
1993
1993
Efficacy of ivermectin for control of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Atlantic salmon
The eff~cacy of orally administered lveimectin against the common salmon louse Lepeophthelrus salmonls on Atlant~c salmon Salmo… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The "nuisance" sexually transmitted diseases: molluscum contagiosum, scabies, and crab lice.
1978
1978
Antigenic relationships between the typhus and spotted fever groups of rickettsiae.
Paired sera from cases of epidemic typhus in Ethiopia and from probable cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Comparison of the Ultrastructure of Several Rickettsiae, Ornithosis Virus, and Mycoplasma in Tissue Culture
Anderson, Douglas R. (National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.), Hope E. Hopps, Michael F. Barile, and Barbara C. Bernheim… 
1947
1947
THE ADAPTATION OF MILITARY SCRUB TYPHUS MITE CONTROL TO CIVILIAN NEEDS
S FROM lIIIIlDICAL LITERATURERadiology . . . . 472 Physical Therapy 473 BmLIOGRAPHY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL REPOR1SThe… 
1944
1944
THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID IN LOUSE BORNE TYPHUS FEVER: LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ANDREW YEOMANS (MC), U.S.N.R.
Many efforts have been made to find a substance of therapeutic value in typhus feyer. The papers in the literature which cite the… 
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