typhus

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/ˈtaɪfəs/ English

Definitions

noun

One of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

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Synonyms

camp fever gaol fever hospital fever jail fever prison fever putrid fever ship fever typhus fever typhoid exanthematic maculated recrudescent typhos abdominal typhus typhization typhoid fever maculated fever rickettsiosis

Associated

relapsing lice louse dysentery epidemic diphtheria quarantined fever fleas cholera bubonic

Rhymes

alfred dreyfus dreyfus ifas

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