| Word | Typhus |
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| 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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