a highly contagious rickettsial disease transmitted by lice, that infested soldiers in the trenches in the First World War
战壕热。
n. 战壕热
The bloodsucking louse also transmits various commutable diseases such as endemic typhus, trench fever and relapsing fever.
虱吸血还可传播各种流行病,体虱被认为是传播流行性斑疹伤寒、回归热和战壕热的主要媒介。
战壕热又称五日热或胫骨热,是由五日热立克次体通过人虱媒介而传播的急性传染病。临床以间歇热型及头部、关节,骨骼和肌肉等的剧痛为特征。潜伏期为2~4周,有畏寒、发热、剧烈头痛、肌肉疼痛、眼球痛、脾脏肿大,部分患者可出现充血性斑丘疹。
a highly contagious rickettsial disease transmitted by lice, that infested soldiers in the trenches in the First World War
战壕热。