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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

endemic typhus
    n 1: 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 [syn: murine typhus, rat
         typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus]