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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Trench fever is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Bartonella quintana, which is carried and transmitted to humans by the common body louse (a small, wingless insect that lives in the clothes of infested people). Trench fever received its name during World War I, when millions of troops living in close, unhygienic quarters were infested with body lice and infected with trench fever. Trench fever is not usually a serious disease and can be easily treated; if left untreated, serious complications include heart damage.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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