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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Who's At Risk
Trench fever is found all around the world, usually in populations living close together and/or with very unhygienic conditions. In the United States, this usually includes:
  • Homeless people, either in shelters or without access to clean clothes; in particular, homeless people who abuse alcohol are at greatest risk.
  • Inmates.
  • Refugees in camps.
  • Health care workers who care for those with trench fever.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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