| 释义 |
ty·phus
\ˈtīfəs\ noun
also typhus fever
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin typhus, from Greek typhos fever, delusion, pride; akin to Greek typhein to smoke — more at deaf
1. : any of three human rickettsial diseases:
a. : a severe febrile disease characterized by high fever, stupor alternating with delirium, intense headache, and a dark red rash and caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia prowazekii) that is transmitted especially by body lice
b. : murine typhus
c. : tsutsugamushi disease
2. : canicola fever |