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Typhus

Typhus Meaning & Definition
Typhus Definition And Meaning

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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