typhus

typhus meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Malay

Examples of typhus in a sentence

• The least defined pyrexiae were the continued fevers, divided mainly into typhus, enteric (typhoid) and relapsing.
• Louseborne typhus has played a major role in the history of nations over the past five centuries.
• Exanthemic typhus and abdominal typhus were in the past considered to be variants of the same disease.

All 10 example sentences with typhus

Synonyms of typhus

• camp fever
• gaol fever
• hospital fever
• jail fever
• prison fever
• putrid fever
• ship fever

All synonyms of typhus

Forms of typhus

Origin of typhus

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).

Words formed from typhus

• abdominal typhus
• antityphus
• bush typhus
• chigger-borne typhus
• endemic typhus
• epidemic typhus
• flea-borne typhus
• Indian tick typhus
• Kenya tick typhus
• murine typhus
• pneumotyphus
• rat typhus
• scrub typhus
• tick typhus
• tsutsugamushi
• typhic
• typhization
• typhogenic
• typhoid
• typhous
• typhus fever
• urban typhus

Questions about typhus

What does typhus mean?

Typhus means any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

What is typhus in Tamil?

Typhus in Tamil is டைஃபசு, ரிக்கட்சியால் காய்ச்சல், பஞ்சகாலங்களில் பேன். See Typhus meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is typhus?

Typhus is a noun.

How do you pronounce typhus?

Typhus is pronounced /ˈtaɪfəs/.

What is the plural of typhus?

The plural of typhus is typhuses.