Category:Typhus

Ty"phus, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. dh smoke.] (med.)

Defn: a contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, Attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by A copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called jail Fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled fever, etc. See jail Fever, under jail.