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typhus

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typhus /ˈtaɪfəs/ noun
typhus
/ˈtaɪfəs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TYPHUS
[noncount] medical
: a serious disease that is carried by small insects that live on the bodies of people and animals and that causes high fever, headache, and a dark red rash
— called also typhus fever