Trench Fever

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

Body lice transmit Bartonella quintana, which causes trench fever. This disease got its name in World War I, when soldiers in the trenches were often infested with body lice. Treated with antibiotics.

Reference

https://www.cdc.gov/bartonella/index.html

Am Fam Physician 2014;89(8):634-640.

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