During the Victorian era, the treatment for typhus fever primarily involved supportive care, as there were no effective medications available at the time. Patients were often isolated to prevent the spread of the disease, and care focused on rest, hydration, and nutrition. Quarantine measures were also implemented in outbreak situations. Additionally, improvements in sanitation and living conditions were recognized as crucial for prevention and control of typhus.
ther is no cure but there is treatments.
Typhoid is similar to typhus fever. So it is probably called as typhoid fever. Typhoid has surpassed the typhus fever in prevalence to great extent.
The Victorians called it typhus
Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella typhus, and is typically treated with general supportive care (fluids, nutritional support, etc.) and antibiotics.
Typhus used to be called jail fever. NB: Typhus is not the same as Typhoid fever.
Stephan Gajdos has written: 'Studies on typhus fever in China' -- subject(s): Typhus fever
Epidemic typhus, which is sometimes called jail fever or louse-borne typhus
yes
a lot
No, rickettsiae are transmitted by arthropods and can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain fever.
typhus fever
Rickettsiae bacteria carry yphus, rickettsialpox, Boutonneuse fever, African tick bite fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Flinders Island spotted fever and Queensland tick typhus (Australian tick typhus).