Typhus Exanthematicus of the Old World With Reference to Mexican Tabardillo and American Brill's Disease

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Article1 June 1930Typhus Exanthematicus of the Old World With Reference to Mexican Tabardillo and American Brill's DiseaseLEO V. SCHNEIDER, M.D., F.A.C.P.LEO V. SCHNEIDER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-12-1263 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTyphus fever infection has been known for many centuries. According to Prinzig,1 during the Napoleon's war period (1812-1814), one-tenth of the German population had Typhus Fever, with a loss of from 200,000 to 300,000 lives. In the Russo-Turkish war, (1828-1829), the loss of both armies was estimated at 115,000, out of which 20,000 died from bullets and wounds, and 95,000 from infectious diseases, Typhus Fever predominating. In Ireland, during the epidemic of 1846-1847, a tremendous loss of lives was encountered.Eastern Europe, principally Russia and the Balkans, Ireland and Mexico have always been known as countries with endemic Typhus Fever...References1 PRINZIG : München. Medicin. Wochenschrift., 1913. p. 375. Google Scholar2 MARTZYNOVSKY : Medical Review, Moscow, Russia, 1915, vol. 83. p. 132. Google Scholar3 MOCZUTKOWSKY : The Susceptibility of Typhus Fever. Russian Archive of Pathology., 1900. Google Scholar4 NICOLLE : Recherches Experimentales Sur Le Typhus Exanthematique. Annales de L'Inst. Pasteur., 1910. Google Scholar5 COMTECONSEIL : Journal A.M.A., vol. 91, p. 1473 (Nov.) 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 MOOSER : Etiology of Mexican Typhus. Archiv fur Schiffs-und Tropen Hygiene, Leipzig 32, p. 261 (May) 1928. Google Scholar7 MAXCY : United States Public Health Reports, 41, p. 2967, 1926. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8 FOREIGN LETTERS: Journal A.M.A., vol. 89, p. 705 (August) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 MCCRAE : Osler's Principles and Practice of Medicine. Tenth Edition. Google Scholar10 REXLINGER : Medical Journal, Russia, No. 39, 1916. Google Scholar11 LEVASHOV : The Bacteriology of Typhus Fever. Deutsche Med. Wochenschrift, 1892. Google Scholar12 HLAVA : Ueber Flecktyphus. Revue de Med., p. 1, 1912. Google Scholar13 RICKETTSWILDER : Journal A.M.A., 1910. Google Scholar14 PLOTZOLITZKYBAEHR : Med. Wochenschrift, Berlin, 1917. Google Scholar15 SCHULTZE : American Journal of The Med. Sciences, p. 78, January, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16 WEILFELIX : Die Serolog. Diagnos. des Fleckfiebers. Wiener Klinishe Wochenschrift, No. 2, 1916. Google Scholar17 MOOSER : Diplobacillus From Proliferated Tunica Vaginalis of Guinea Pigs Reacting to Mexican Typhus. Journal of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, 43, p. 261 (Sept.) 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18 HAVENS : Specificity of Weil-Felix Reaction in Brill's Disease. Journal of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, 40, p. 479 (April) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19 KUSAMA : Etiology of Typhus Fever and Measles. Japan Medical World, Tokio 5, p. 309 (October) 1925. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: State Sanatorium Md. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1930Volume 3, Issue 12Page: 1263-1271KeywordsFeversInfectious diseasesTyphus Issue Published: 1 June 1930 PDF DownloadLoading ...