typhus

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noun

rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
typhus fever
• Hypernyms:
rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis
• Hyponyms:
murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus