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Is typhus always fatal

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

Yes it can cause fevers over 100 degrees F,Sweating and it might shut down the body.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

What else can I help you with?

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Anne Frank was diagnosed with typhus, a highly contagious and potentially fatal infectious disease caused by a bacteria called Rickettsia. She contracted the disease while in a concentration camp during World War II.

Is depression fatal?

Not usually. However life is always fatal.

If you are struck by lightning is it always fatal?

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Was bacterial pneumonia always fatal?

Prior to the discovery of penicillin antibiotics, bacterial pneumonia was almost always fatal

Can typhus kill people?

Yes Typhus has killed many millions of people throughout history. It is caused by lice, and is very infectious. It still kills many people in Africa although there is a vaccine. Anne Frank famously died from Typhus in concentration camp

How does typhus damage the body?

Typhus is an infection by the Riscksettia bacillus, and if not treated, is commonly fatal. The patient becomes more and more ill over a period of a few days: High fever, distinctive rash, severe joint pain and headache, severe cough, delirium and ultimately death.

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bacteria

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