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Typhus
//ˈtaɪfəs// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever. uncountable, usually
"Typhoid and typhus have similar names and symptoms, but are different diseases."
- 2 rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever wordnet
Etymology
From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).
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