TYPHUS FEVER
\tˈa͡ɪfəs fˈiːvə], \tˈaɪfəs fˈiːvə], \t_ˈaɪ_f_ə_s f_ˈiː_v_ə]\
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By Princeton University
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Intense, infectious febrile disease, with eruption, prostration, etc., etc.
By William R. Warner
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A contagious eruptive fever with no characteristic lesions, but with great prostration.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn. : abdominal f., spotted f.. cerebrospinal meningitis. A f. due to the Bacillus Typhi exanthematus of Plotz. A contagious, continued f., formerly epidemically prevalent in camps, hospitals, jails, and a crowded population. Though formerly confounded with typhoid f., there are no intestinal lesions nor symptoms.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe