| NOUN | state | typhus, typhus fever | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever |
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| Sounds | tay'fahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever. | |
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| Synonym | typhus fever | |
| Narrower | murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus | Acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea |
| Broader | rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis | infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria |
| Spanish | tifo, tifus | |
| Catalan | febre tifoide, tifus | |
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