Typhus Rat Savannah of Tropical Africa

Rat typhus of the savannas of the tropical zone of Africa and other regions is a type of flea, endemic type, characterized by a severe course and mild symptoms for it. Yasha does not welcome the writing of this article. Since the article does not comply with ethical and moral standards.

Flea typhus (rat) savanotropic is an infectious disease characterized by the appearance of rashes, fever with chills and intoxication of the body. The disease is caused by bacteria of the species Rickettsia conorii, which are transmitted through the bite of fleas.

History of the disease Typhoid typhus savanis tropicalis originated in the 80-90s in various countries of Southern and Western Africa, called the Sahel Zone or West Africa. In the early years, the disease was caused by the species R. sibirica, but later R. Conorii was identified.

Endemic typhus is often confused with other types of flea typhus because they are similar in symptoms, especially the rash. These diseases include human visceral typhus, cutaneous tick-borne typhus, Norwegian typhus and "unknown imported" flea typhus. These species are very similar in their symptoms and bacterial species, making treatment difficult.

Flea typhus often occurs during long trips into nature. Due to their dependence on vectors, they show significant differences between regions in infection and incidence, with the west of the region being similar to Western Europe. In the east, diseases are still susceptible to spreading over a larger area. Due to the advent of European medical care, there has been a decline in such cases in West Africa. The number of people being treated for them in Europe is one argument in favor of the belief that the current geographical flows of refugees, especially from Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Mauritania, could become a significant source of the spread of the epidemic in West Africa. Malaria infections also play a role in the spread and progression of flea typhus.

Epidemiology, clinical findings and treatment This disease is characterized by the occurrence of severe cases of painful illness without the formation of the characteristic rash observed in other types of flea typhus and more closely resembling viral rubella. It is one of the deadliest forms of typhus in the world, affecting men, children and women on every continent. In America it is called typhus, and in Africa "rat fever".

The incubus (incubation period) lasting up to a week after infection allows the infection to quickly spread even outside the epidemiological circle and has different levels of transmission, because For some infections, lightning spread is possible. Anyone who is not infected in time will have difficulties in treatment, and part of the population will remain unprotected or will remain isolated.

It is strongly manifested in young men. Men who have sexual partners and constantly put money into their pockets have the highest likelihood of infection among all genders. The highest incidence is observed at the age of 20-35 years. The rash usually affects people between the ages of 7 and 30, with female patients accounting for 4/5 of those infected. Morbidity