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TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE

Specialty Definition: TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE

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Health

The classic form of typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis. This disease is characterized by the sudden onset of intense headache, malaise, and generalized myalgia followed by the formation of a macular skin eruption and vascular and neurologic disturbances. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE

Specialty definitions using "TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE": Rickettsia prowazekiiTyphus, Endemic Flea-Borne. (references)

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Alternative Orthography: TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 59 50 48 55 53 2C      45 50 49 44 45 4D 49 43      4C 4F 55 53 45 2D 42 4F 52 4E 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01011001 01010000 01001000 01010101 01010011 00101100 00100000 01000101 01010000 01001001 01000100 01000101 01001101 01001001 01000011 00100000 01001100 01001111 01010101 01010011 01000101 00101101 01000010 01001111 01010010 01001110 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#89 &#80 &#72 &#85 &#83 &#44 &#32 &#69 &#80 &#73 &#68 &#69 &#77 &#73 &#67 &#32 &#76 &#79 &#85 &#83 &#69 &#45 &#66 &#79 &#82 &#78 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0059 0050 0048 0055 0053 002C      0045 0050 0049 0044 0045 004D 0049 0043      004C 004F 0055 0053 0045 002D 0042 004F 0052 004E 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

545950425553142395043383947433724649555339153649524839

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