English Explanatory Dictionary

Brill-Zinsser disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A delayed relapse of epidemic typhus (caused by Rickettsia prowazekii), occurring some time after the original infection, characterized by symptoms similar to or even identical to the original attack of typhus, including a maculopapular rash.

Word forms

Brill-Zinsser disease

Etymology

Described by Nathan Edward Brill (1860–1925) and Hans Zinsser (1878–1940), American physicians.

Synonyms

Brill's disease
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