What (who) is typhus - definition
typhus
![[[Charles Nicolle]] received the 1928 [[Nobel Prize]] in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charles Nicolle at microscope.jpg?width=200 "[[Charles Nicolle]] received the 1928 [[Nobel Prize]] in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus.")
![A [[Civilian Public Service]] worker distributes rat poison for typhus control in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]], around 1945.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CPS141ratpoison.jpg?width=200 "A [[Civilian Public Service]] worker distributes rat poison for typhus control in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]], around 1945.")
GROUP OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Typhus (disease); Typhus Fever; Jail Fever; Typhus fever; Gaol fever; Hospital fever; Famine fever; Rickettsial disease; Jail fever; Jail-fever; Gaol-fever; Camp Fever; Ship fever; Camp fever; Louse-born epidemic typhus; Gaol distemper
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¦ noun an infectious disease caused by rickettsiae, characterized by a purple rash, headaches, fever, and usually delirium.
Derivatives
typhous adjective
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk tuphos 'smoke, stupor'.
typhus
GROUP OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Typhus (disease); Typhus Fever; Jail Fever; Typhus fever; Gaol fever; Hospital fever; Famine fever; Rickettsial disease; Jail fever; Jail-fever; Gaol-fever; Camp Fever; Ship fever; Camp fever; Louse-born epidemic typhus; Gaol distemper
n. to contract, develop typhus
typhus
GROUP OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Typhus (disease); Typhus Fever; Jail Fever; Typhus fever; Gaol fever; Hospital fever; Famine fever; Rickettsial disease; Jail fever; Jail-fever; Gaol-fever; Camp Fever; Ship fever; Camp fever; Louse-born epidemic typhus; Gaol distemper
Typhus is a serious infectious disease that produces spots on the skin, a high fever, and a severe headache.
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Typhus
Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash.
Pronunciation examples for typhus
1. or typhus or leprosy,
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2. Said you had typhus.
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3. There was typhus.
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4. How did I survive having typhus?
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5. I didn't have a clue what typhus was.
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Examples of use of typhus
1. Roosevelt awarded him the Typhus Commission Medal.
2. He would die later of typhus in Buchenwald concentration camp.
3. Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen–Belsen concentration camp in March 1'45.
4. Woodward was credited with helping reduce typhus infection among U.S. forces in World War II.
5. Anne Frank died of typhus at age 15 at Bergen–Belsen, Germany, in 1'45.