noun · uncountable · rare

typhus

тиф, сыпной тиф

Fleckfieber, Flecktyphus

Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by…Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

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/ˈtaɪfəs/

» Tom died of typhus.

Tom starb am Fleckfieber.

Tom ist an Typhus gestorben.

Том умер от тифа.

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable, usually)Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
Fleckfieber, Flecktyphus
тифtif, сыпно́й тифsypnój tif

More definitions

rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

Examples

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Tom died of typhus.
ruТом умер от тифа.
deTom starb am Fleckfieber.
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Typhus is a contagious disease.
ruТиф — заразное заболевание.
deFleckfieber ist eine ansteckende Krankheit.
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War is not an adventure. War is an illness. Like typhus.
deKrieg ist kein Abenteuer. Krieg ist eine Krankheit. Wie Typhus.
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At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
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Origin

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túph

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).

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