An intermittent fever characterized by intervals of chills, fever, and splenomegaly each of which may last as long as 40 hours. It is caused by bartonella quintana and transmitted by the human louse. The disease is Monarch Disease Ontology identifier MONDO_0005991 (trench fever). Also known as: Bartonella quintana caused disease or disorder, Bartonella quintana disease or disorder, Bartonella quintana infectious disease, His-Werner disease, Wolhynian fever, bartonellosis due to Bartonella quintana infection, quintan fever, shin bone fever.