Typhoid fevers (rash diseases) are a group of acute febrile diseases that are caused by specific pathogens - bacteria or rickettsia. The peculiarity of typhus is the toxic-infectious nature of their manifestation. The causative agents of the disease produce toxins and poisons that poison the body. Typhoid fever ranks second after acute infectious diseases of the respiratory tract in terms of the number of deaths in human history.
Fever is nicknamed Borrell's rash disease. It occurs with chills, prickly heat, and a delirious state. It is provoked by weakened immunity after severe colds. May occur during pregnancy in postpartum women or after first exposure to neurotoxins. Characteristic of tropical populations; in temperate climates it is diagnosed in epidemic zones.
Transmission of Brazilian typhus occurs through direct contact with an infected person, animals, through household items, bedding, clothing, and bed soaked in sweat. The pathogen multiplies in the hair follicles, multiplies by the fusion of microbes in the tissues, which is a favorable environment for secondary infection.