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Typhus
Typhus is a vaccine-preventable infection caused by rickettsial bacteria spread through body lice, fleas, or ticks. While it can be treated with antibiotics, some types of typhus have a high mortality rate without treatment.
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How long did it take for Anne Frank to die when she got typhus?
Epidemic typhus is a disease spread by lice that spreads especially fast in conditions where people are crowded together tightly (this perfectly describes Bergen-Belsen in March, 1945).
While easily curable with antibiotics (none at Belsen), it is usually fatal without treatment. The patient dies of high fever, toxin from the bacteria in the bloodstream, and the collapse of general bodily systems
How many Jews were killed by typhus?
first answer:
The majority of jews who died during the holocaust were victims of typhus. They had a typhus epidemic which was helped along by strategic allied bombing.
correct answer:
Thousands of Jews were killed by typhus, such as at Bergen-Belsen camp north-east of Hannover, thousands were killed by starvation, thousands died from various other diseases; however millions were murdered in gas chambers & by firing squads.
Also strategic bombing did not make the typhus epidemic worse. The spread of this type disease is made worse by the close proximity of infected people to others. German camps did exactly what the name of these camps imply, they 'concentrated' them in a tight space, thus creating the conditions for the spread of any typhus. The Germans never intended to treat infected prisoners, just prevent the spread of typhus beyond the camp.
If anything, strategic bombing disrupted German rail traffic making it harder for the Germans to transport Jews to the Concentration & Death Camps.
Who was the person who discovered typhus?
Typhus has appeared since medieval times. The causative bacteria Rickettsia are named after Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910), who studied and eventually died of typhus.
What positive results cane from the tragedy of the typhus fever outbreak at lowood?
New regulations were made concerning the meals and clothing of the school.
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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 did the Victorians cure typhus fever?
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.
How does typhus spread from person to person?
A louse becomes infected with typhus by taking a blood meal from a fever-ridden human. Once in the louse's gut, the rickettsiae reproduce to such enormous numbers that they cause cells in the insect's gut to rupture. The rickettsiae then are present in the feces of the louse. Humans become infected by rubbing or scratching the lice feces into their skin or into their mucous membranes.
How is scrub typhus transmitted?
As of early 2004 there are no effective vaccines for scrub typhus. In endemic areas, precautions include wearing protective clothing.Insect repellents.Clearing of vegetation and chemical treatment of the soil.Prophylactic antibiotic dosage.
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.
What serious complications can occur with scrub typhus?
complications of typhoid fever include liver and spleen enlargement, sometimes so great that the spleen ruptures or bursts; anemia, or low red blood cell count due to blood loss from the intestinal bleeding; joint infections.
How many people died from typhus in the 1929 century?
4 million and seventy eight thousand people died. the worse epidemic to ever hit europe.
What are the symptoms of endemic typhus?
The symptoms appear then days after the victems has been infected, they include high fever, pain in the muscles and joints, stiffness, headache, and cerebral disturbance. About the fifth day of the disease, a dark-red rash of elevated spots breaks out on the trunk and shoulders and then spreads to the rest of the body.
While typhus diseases are commonly spread by the lice and ticks of rats, Epidemic typhus is spread by the human body louse.
Where did Typhoid come from, it came from the cess-pits/sewage that was left open to the victorians. they became infected from the sewage and it was also carried by flies, water or food.
Improved answer:
Typhoid fever has been around long before the Victorian era. It is most probably what killed a third of the population of Athens, Greece, in 403 B.C. Of course it was not named until the 19th century.
Originally, the organism that causes typhoid fever was only in chickens. When humans domesticated chickens, the organism mutated and spread to humans. Then, it was able to transmit human to human through ingestion of food, water, or anything else contaminated with the feces of an infected person. That is still how it is transmitted.
Many of the infectious diseases common in humans originated in domesticated farm animals. Most of these disease organisms were harmless in their original hosts, but became dangerous or deadly when they spread to humans. For example, tuberculosis came from goats. Measles and smallpox came from cows, whooping cough from pigs, leprosy from water buffalo, and the common cold, probably from horses.
Influenza originally came from ducks. It first spread into domesticated chickens, then to domesticated pigs and humans. That's why some flu viruses are called "bird flu" (chickens) or "swine flu" (pigs). It depends on how much of the virus came from what animal. Now, influenza viruses from chickens, pigs, and humans can all mix together and form new flu viruses that are more dangerous than the regular human flu. Our current H1N1 "swine flu" is one of these re-assorted viruses: the first ever that is part bird, part pig, and part human flu virus.
Here's a great book on the topic, free, full text, online:
http://birdflubook.com/g.php?id=5
The underlining Salmonella infection that causes it was identified in the late 1800's and the first vaccine was developed in 1897 by Almroth Edward Wright. The 1909 vaccine created by Frederick F. Russell, a U.S. Army physician, was used to immunize most of the United States armed forces.
Typhus is caused by bacteria and is treated with antibiotics such as doxycycline or tetracycline. Good hygiene is very important in the control of typhus, as it's spread by lice and fleas through their bite. Keeping sanitary conditions and keeping yourself (and your home) free of pests will go a long way to preventing the disease.
Typhus used to be known as "Camp Fever" for it broke out often in military encampments where conditions were very cramped and unsanitary.
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You must go to a hospital and then let the doctors do all the work.
How many people suffered from typhus during World War 2?
Epidemics of typhus struck the German army invading Russia, although the number of deaths is unclear. Similarly, it is impossible to know how many hundreds of thousands of the deaths in Nazi concentration camps were due to typhus, as opposed to other causes.
What efforts were made to find a cure for Typhus Fever in 1945?
There was no cure for typhoid in Victorian time. the old wise physician, probably used to treat typhoid by good nursing care. There was about 20 % mortality for the typhoid fever, at that time.
Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, is a potentially fatal multisystemic illness caused primarily by Salmonella enterica, subspecies enterica serovar typhiand, to a lesser extent, related serovars paratyphi A, B, and C.
Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever. It is treated with antibiotics.
Either a Greek "Monster" or a disease. (see links below)
Typhus was a mythological Greek monster (aka Typhon or Typhos) but is also a serious disease. (A group of diseases caused by Rickettsia bacteria and usually spread by fleas and lice.) Sao Paulo Typhus is also called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. It is an infectious disease usually contracted from a tick bite. Symptoms of typhus include headache and a high fever which can be very serious. "Epidemic typhus" occurs in areas with poor hygienic resources and is spread by the human body louse.
Rickettsia bacteria enter the skin through cuts or bites made by the insects. There is a vaccine that you can get prior to going into areas where typhus may be a problem. Take it a few weeks in advance of taking your trip since it does give you a sore arm.
