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epidemic typhus
pathology
Also known as: camp fever, jail fever, louse-borne typhus, war fever
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causes, symptoms, and treatment
- In typhus: Epidemic typhus
Epidemic typhus has also been called camp fever, jail fever, and war fever, names that suggest overcrowding, underwashing, and lowered standards of living. It is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii and is conveyed from person to person by the body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus.…
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development of the prison system
- In prison: Development of the prison system
Outbreaks of epidemic typhus, known as “jail fever,” occasionally killed not only prisoners but also jailers and (more rarely) judges and lawyers involved in trials. The modern prison developed in the late 18th century in part as a reaction to the conditions of the local jails of…
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