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Typhus - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Typhus : (noun)
1: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and
characterized by skin rash and high fever [syn: typhus
fever]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Typhus : \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? smoke, cloud, stupor
arising from fever; akin to ? to smoke, Skr. dh?pa smoke.]
(Med.)
A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks,
attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and
marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also
called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever,
spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Typhus : Typhus: One of a group of acute infections caused by rickettsiae , transmitted by arthropods (lice, fleas, mites), and characterized by severe headache, chills, high fever, stupor, and a
rash. The four main entities making up the group are epidemic typhus, its recrudescent form (Brill-Zinsser disease), murine typhus, and scrub typhus. Called also typhus fever. See also: Brill-Zinsser
disease; Epidemic typhus; Murine typhus; Scrub typhus.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Typhus |
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renizaa: @GiovanniYudha gejala Typhus, leukosit cuma 2200, ktnya itu udh rendah bngt, trombosit tinggal 113, klo kurang dr 100 jd db deh.. |
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JaapKansloos: @Vissertjev8 mjah .. die @willemsuh lees je ook geen Typhus meer van .... zeker druk met z'n spelletje .. :P |
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JaapKansloos: de eeuwig vliegende vinke ....... euh KERSTbonus .... tik me te Typhus hier !!! :S |
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