typhus : Idioms & Phrases
endemic typhus
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noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
murine typhus; rat typhus; endemic typhus.
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murine typhus
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noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
murine typhus; rat typhus; endemic typhus.
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rat typhus
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noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
murine typhus; rat typhus; endemic typhus.
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scrub typhus
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noun transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia
tsutsugamushi disease.
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typhus fever
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noun rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
typhus.
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urban typhus
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noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
murine typhus; rat typhus; endemic typhus.