About The Word Typhus
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Typhus
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What's The Definition Of Typhus?
[n] rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
Synonyms | Synonyms for Typhus: typhus fever Related Terms | Find terms related to Typhus: See Also | endemic typhus | murine typhus | rat typhus | rickettsial disease | rickettsiosis | urban typhus Typhus In Webster's Dictionary \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? smoke, cloud, stupor
arising from fever; akin to ? to smoke, Skr. dh?pa smoke.]
(Med.)
A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks,
attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and
marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also
called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever},
{spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}.
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