epidemic typhus

human disease
MedicalCondition infectious_disease Q1290616
epidemic typhus
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epidemic typhus

Summary

epidemic typhus is an infectious disease[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • epidemic typhus's instance of is recorded as infectious disease[3].
  • epidemic typhus's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
  • epidemic typhus is a type of typhus[5].
  • epidemic typhus is a type of rickettsiosis[6].
  • epidemic typhus is a type of disease[7].
  • epidemic typhus's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as A78[8].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as fever[9].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as chills[10].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as headache[11].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as arthralgia[12].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as hyperesthesia[13].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as insomnia[14].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as euphoria[15].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as delusion[16].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as hood symptom[17].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as conjunctivitis[18].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as Chiari symptom[19].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as petechia[20].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as macula[21].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as thrombosis[22].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as dizziness[23].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as delirium[24].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as meningism signs[25].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as mania[26].
  • epidemic typhus's symptoms and signs is recorded as Korsakoff's syndrome[27].

Why It Matters

epidemic typhus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 11d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of typhus, rickettsiosis, disease
    Instance of infectious disease, class of disease
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  3. 13d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of typhus, rickettsiosis, disease
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  4. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause Rickettsia prowazekii
    Instance of
    Medical examination physical examination, complete blood count, lumbar puncture +2
    Health specialty infectious diseases
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