typhus
Kelime Anlamı :
1. tifüs.
2. lekelihumma.
3. karahumma.
4. Tifüs: Rickettsia prowazeki tarafından yapılan ve bitler vasıtasıyle yayılan enfeksiyon hastalığı, lekeli humma.
5. i., tıb. tifüs, lekelihumma.
Tanımlar :
1.
any of several forms of infectious disease caused by rickettsia, especially those transmitted by fleas, lice, or mites, and characterized generally by severe headache, sustained high fever, depression, delirium, and the eruption of red rashes on the skin. also called prison fever, ship fever, typhus fever.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
one of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsiae bacteria. not to be confused with typhoid fever.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A fever accompanied by great prostration, usually delirium, and an eruption of small reddishpurple spots; ship-fever; jail-fever. compare typhus fever under fever.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.