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Noun: typhus fever  'tI-fus 'fee-vu(r)
  1. Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
    - typhus

Derived forms: typhus fevers

Type of: rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis

Encyclopedia: Typhus fever

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