RAT TYPHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

endemic typhus; murine typhus; rat typhus; urban typhus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rat 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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