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Brill-Zinsser disease

Brill-Zinsser disease noun: 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.

Noun

Brill-Zinsser disease (uncountable)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    Brill's disease

Synonyms of Brill-Zinsser disease

Origin of Brill-Zinsser disease

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

Questions about Brill-Zinsser disease

What does Brill-Zinsser disease mean?
Brill-Zinsser disease means 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.
What part of speech is Brill-Zinsser disease?
Brill-Zinsser disease is a noun.

Words near Brill-Zinsser disease in the dictionary

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  2. Briley
  3. brill
  4. Brill Building
  5. Brill's disease
  6. Brill-Zinsser disease
  7. brillance
  8. brille
  9. brilles
  10. Brillhart
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