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Noun: typhus  tI-fus
  1. Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
    - typhus fever

Derived forms: typhuses

Type of: rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis

Encyclopedia: Typhus

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