HyperDic: rat_typhus

English > 1 sense of the expression rat typhus:
NOUNstaterat typhus, murine typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhusacute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea
English > rat typhus: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAcute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash.
Synonymsmurine typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus
Broadertyphus, typhus feverrickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

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