Typhus

/tˈa‍ɪfəs/

/ˈtaɪfəs/

Typhus

a potentially fatal disease characterized by high temperature and appearance of purple marks on the body

Examples

1. We've had typhus, medieval disease carried by fleas on rats.

2. Bacteria from infected lice spread typhus, which can cause aches, fever, vomiting, and confusion.

3. The hero of the defence of Cartagena, de Lezo, would die himself of typhus a few months later.

4. Disease like typhus and typhoid killed thousands of people.