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29494219X
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UPD
2012-03-23
DUT
tyfus
IND
1
MIS
acute, infectious series of diseases that are characterized by a sudden onset with headache, chills, fever, and general pains, a rash appearing on the third to fifth day, and toxemia (toxic substances in the blood), and terminating after about two to three weeks. Originally considered a single clinical entity, it is now regarded as a group of closely related diseases caused by different species of rickettsiae (bacteria belonging to the family Rickettsiales) and transmitted to humans by insect carriers (E.B.).
PPN
29494219X
UDC
616.927
MRF
616.98:579.881
BT1
infectious diseases
tropical diseases
BSO
08.01.02 ILLNESS AND DISEASE
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