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typhus

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006572

The classic form of typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006572
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsorickettsial diseases; Rickettsia prowazekii
TranslationsSpanish: tifus
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006572",
  "term": "typhus",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The classic form of typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "rickettsial diseases",
    "Rickettsia prowazekii"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tifus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/typhus/"
}

Record 6,572 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.