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Rickettsia prowazekii MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Rickettsia prowazekii
Tree Number(s)
B03.660.050.783.875.650.650.600
Unique ID
D012283
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012283
Annotation
infection = TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE
Scope Note
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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