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Typhus |
Meaning |
any of various bacterial diseases caused by rickettsial bacteria that is transmitted by lice or fleas and causes a rash, severe fever and headache, and confusion |
Example 1 |
Scientists think the great plague in 430 B.C. Athens was a typhus outbreak since many who died suffered from severe rashes and headaches. |
Example 2 |
Antibiotics fight against typhus since it is a disease caused by bacteria. |
Example 3 |
The name typhus comes from a Greek word that describes the sufferers’ hazy and confused state. |
Example 4 |
Camp fever is another name for typhus, a disease spread by human lice that causes a rash and high fever. |
Example 5 |
Typhus was once a devastating disease but a vaccine developed during World War II saved many lives. |
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