Word Type

Noun

The word "typhus" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Indian tick typhus Kenya tick typhus abdominal typhus bush typhus chigger-borne typhus endemic typhus epidemic typhus flea-borne typhus murine typhus rat typhus scrub typhus tick typhus tsutsugamushi typhous typhus fever urban typhus

Context

pathology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

rickettsial disease rickettsiosis

Type Of (IsA)

bacterial infection disease fever infection rickettsial disease

Related Terms

bacteria fever rickettsia typhoid typhoid fever

Synonym Network

camp fever gaol fever hospital fever jail fever prison fever putrid fever ship fever

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