typhus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaɪfəs/
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Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
Typhoid and typhus have similar names and symptoms, but are different diseases.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 377:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| typhuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
typhic · tick typhus · typhogenic · antityphus · rat typhus · flea-borne typhus · scrub typhus · typhous · endemic typhus · tsutsugamushi · Indian tick typhus · bush typhus · chigger-borne typhus · abdominal typhus · typhus fever · murine typhus · typhoid · Kenya tick typhus · epidemic typhus · urban typhus · pneumotyphus · typhization
Synonyms
ship fever · putrid fever · camp fever · gaol fever · hospital fever · jail fever · prison fever
Translations (43)
ast tifus (disease) · pt tifo (disease) · gd am fiabhras-ballach (disease) · nb tyfus (disease) · pl tyfus (disease) · de Fleckfieber (disease) · ca tifus (disease) · id tifus (disease) · it tifo (disease) · hu flekktífusz (disease) · es tifus (disease) · ms tifus (disease) · kk сүзек (disease) · ro tifos (disease) · gl tifo (disease) · pdt Tiefuss (disease) · ru тиф (disease) · fr typhus (disease) · ar تِيفُوس (disease) · sk týfus (disease) · ru сыпно́й тиф (disease) · alt изӱ оору (disease) · sv tyfus (disease) · cs tyfus (disease) · hu tífusz (disease) · fi pilkkukuume (disease) · az tif (disease) · hu kiütéses tífusz (disease) · nn tyfus (disease) · de Flecktyphus (disease) · ar تِيفُوس (disease) · fo týfus (disease) · tr tifüs (disease) · is flekkusótt (disease) · eo tifo (disease) · nl tyfus (disease) · el τύφος (disease) · cmn 斑疹傷寒 /斑疹伤寒 (disease) · ja チフス (disease) · ko 티푸스 (disease) · mi karawaka (disease) · da tyfus (disease) · az yatalaq (disease)