FAQ - Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
(Powered by Yahoo! Answers)

Do people in the United States still get typhus?


Just curious.
----------

Typhus is a disease that occurs mainly in areas where sanitary conditions are bad. A possible modern scenario for typhus epidemics would be in refugee camps during a major famine or natural disaster. It is a rare occurrence in the United States, but has not been eliminated completely.  (+ info)

Is lice a major vector for typhus?


Epidemic typhus is tranfered only by human body lice.  (+ info)

My child has typhus fever for the last 2 weeks.what is the remedy and how long it will take?


  (+ info)

What are the causes for typhus?


Information on Epidemic Typhus-
http://www.histopathology-india.net/EpiTyp.htm
Information on Scrub Typhus-
http://www.histopathology-india.net/scrub_typhus.htm  (+ info)

Where can typhus fever still be spread around the world?


  (+ info)

what is a typhus container and a diphtheria tube?


to cure somit or other i think i remember having them done or was that tetnus and polio????  (+ info)

do you agree that the swine fever endemic is overblown like bird flu was?


The one good thing about over-dramatization and freaking people out is that they are much more careful. They'll be more likely to take precautions that will prevent the spread of the virus.

So really, they're only over-reacting in that by over-reacting they are preventing what they are claiming will happen.  (+ info)

why is sickle-cell disease common i places where there is an endemic of malaria?


  (+ info)

Would Nh1 virus be consider a epidemic, endemic , or pademic?


please give your reasons why?
----------

It could be considered a not-demic. Has anyone else noticed that one day all of the hype about it just kind of fell off the face of the Earth? I know that I have.  (+ info)

what is the type of disease of Hepatitis G (e.g. epidemic, endemic, pandemic, etc.)?


what are also the standard precautions in Hepatitis G and its signs and symptoms? thanks.
----------

Hepatitis G: A virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which does not cause hepatitis and, in fact, is not known to be responsible for any disease.

Infection with the virus seems to be beneficial to HIV-infected patients. They enjoy longer survival if they are coinfected with this virus and HIV than if they have HIV alone.

The hepatitis G virus is also called the GB virus C (GBV-C). This designation is now preferred because the virus is not a cause of hepatitis.

Hepatitis G definition - Digestion and Digestive-Related ...Hepatitis G: A virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which does not cause hepatitis and, in fact, ...
www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11463 - 43k - Cached - Similar pages  (+ info)

1  2  3  4  5  

Leave a message about 'Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne'


We do not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any content in this site. Click here for the full disclaimer.