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typhus Synonyms

Another word for typhus

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Any of a group of acute infectious diseases caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and transmitted to humans by blood-sucking arthropods such as lice, fleas, mites, or ticks, characterized by severe headache, sustained high fever, delirium, and a dark red rash.

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"Improved sanitation and pest control measures drastically reduced outbreaks of epidemic typhus fever in crowded urban centers."

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Typhus. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/typhus
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