Louse-borne typhus

Typhus - (German; Trepanosepslschen - a contagious febrile disease transmitted to humans through body lice and head lice, the causative agent of which is the bacterium R. Rickettsia. The incubation period (the period of development of the disease) ranges from 5 to 21 days and is on average 7 days. Stages of the disease - initial and second stage. The third stage is the most dangerous, as complications begin (pneumonia, encephalitis), complications and death are possible. Initial stage - its duration varies and depends on the length of time the patient is in the herd of livestock and the number of people at the time of the disease who are carriers of infection, as well as if they have chronic foci of inflammation (boils, abscesses).The second stage begins with a rise in temperature and