Brill-Zinsser Disease (commonly known as Brill's Disease) is a form of epidemic typhus that occurs only in patients who have previously been infected by Rickettsia prowazekiithat was most likely transmitted to the body through lice.
Brill-Zinsser Disease, also known as Brill's Disease, is an outbreak of epidemic typhus that occurs in people who have previously contracted Rickettsia prowazekii, typically via the bites of infected lice.