Diseases

Trench Fever

An intermittent fever characterized by intervals of chills, fever, and splenomegaly each of which may last as long as 40 hours. It is caused by BARTONELLA QUINTANA and transmitted by the human louse.

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Abstract

An intermittent fever characterized by intervals of chills, fever, and splenomegaly each of which may last as long as 40 hours. It is caused by BARTONELLA QUINTANA and transmitted by the human louse.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Bartonella quintana Infection
  • Bartonella quintana Infections
  • Fever, Trench
  • Infection, Bartonella quintana

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

caused by Bartonella quintana; do not confuse with TRENCH FOOT

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  1. C01w.150.252w.400w.126.100w.800w

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NLM Classification

WC 602

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trench Fever. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014205. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014205
  2. Trench Fever. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_fever
  3. Trench Fever. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q393477