War is not an adventure. War is an illness. Like typhus.
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Typhus
/ˈtaɪfəs/
Synonyms for "typhus" (130 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Noun(1 words)
typhus fever
acute articular rheumatismafrican lethargyaguealkali diseaseamebiasisamebic dysenteryanthraxasiatic cholerabacillary dysenterybastard measlesblack deathblack feverblackwater feverbreakbone feverbrucellosisbubonic plaguecachectic fevercerebral rheumatismchagres feverchicken pox
Strong matches (39)
dengue feverdiphtheriadumdum feverdysenteryelephantiasisencephalitis lethargicaenteric fevererysipelasfamine feverfive-day feverfluframbesiagerman measlesglandular fevergrippehansenosishaverhill feverhepatitisherpesherpes simplex
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herpes zosterhistoplasmosishookwormhydrophobiainfantile paralysisinfectious mononucleosisinflammatory rheumatisminfluenzajail feverjungle rotkala azarkissing diseaselepraleprosyleptospirosisloa loaloaiasislockjaw
Noun(1 words)
infectious typhus
Related words (65)
madnessmalariamalarial fevermarsh fevermeaslesmeningitismilzbrandmumpsornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparrot feverpertussispneumoniapoliopoliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponospsittacosis
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rabbit feverrabiesrat-bite feverrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxringwormrubellarubeolascarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisseptic sore throatshinglessleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feversplenic feverspotted feverstrep throatswamp fevertetanusthrushtineatrench fevertrench mouthtuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphus feverundulant fevervacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenterywhooping coughyawsyellow feveryellow jackzonazoster
Noun(1 words)
rickettsial disease
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4 entriesMore specific
4 entriesepidemic typhuslouse-borne typhusmurine typhusscrub typhus
Collocations
6 entriesepidemic typhusflea-borne typhuslouse-borne typhusmurine typhusrickettsial infectionscrub typhus
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom died of typhus.
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Typhus is a contagious disease.
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At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
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