Trench fever

Trench fever, also known as five-day fever or shin-bone fever, is an acute infectious disease transmitted by the human lice-borne vector of Rochalimaea quintana . Clinically, it is characterized by intermittent fever and severe pain in the head, joints, bones, and muscles. Confirmation requires complement-combination reactions and pathogen isolation.

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