Encyclopedia: Rickettsia Prowazekii
Rickettsia prowazekii is a species of gram negative, rod shaped, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus, transmitted in the feces of lice and fleas. R. prowazekii is often surrounded by a protein microcapsular layer and slime layer; the natural life cycle of the bacteria generally involves a vertebrate and an invertebrate host, usually an arthropod, typically a louse. A form of R. prowazekii that exists in...
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It's epidemic typhus. Epidemic typhus, also called Jail Fever, Hospital Fever, or Famine Fever, is a form of typhus caused by the bacillus Rickettsia prowazekii, carried by the human body...
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how does Rickettsia Prowazekii originate?
it is a bacteria that causes typhus
it is a bacteria that causes typhus
R. prowazekii primary mode of transmission to humans is through the bite and feces of body lice, and inhalation. Humans are the only reservoirs of R. Prowazekii. Live media needs...
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