Trench fever is a bacterial disease transmitted by body lice. The symptoms include relapsing fevers, muscle aches, pain behind the eyes, severe headache, joint pain, rash, liver and spleen enlargement, and pain in the shins.
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Trench Fever  Information for adults

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Trench fever is a bacterial disease transmitted by body lice. The symptoms include relapsing fevers, muscle aches, pain behind the eyes, severe headache, joint pain, rash, liver and spleen enlargement, and pain in the shins.
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Centers for Disease Control. Bartonella quinata characteristics and Clinical Management. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2006;12(2). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol12no02/05-0874.htm. Published January 24, 2006. Reviewed January 26, 2006. Accessed June 5, 2008.

Centers for Disease Control. Human pathogens in body and head lice. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2002;8(12). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol8no12/02-0111.htm. Published November 27, 2002. Reviewed January 7, 2004. Accessed June 5, 2008.

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