ENDEMIC TYPHUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does endemic typhus mean? • ENDEMIC TYPHUS (noun)
The noun ENDEMIC TYPHUS has 1 sense:
1. acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
Familiarity information: ENDEMIC TYPHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ENDEMIC TYPHUS (noun)
Meaning:
Acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
endemic typhus; murine typhus; rat typhus; urban typhus
Hypernyms ("endemic typhus" is a kind of...):
typhus; typhus fever (rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever)
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