typhus

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English - Turkish
(Tıp) karahumma
tifüs

Savaş bir macera değildir. Savaş bir hastalıktır. Tifüs gibi. - War is not an adventure. War is an illness. Like typhus.

Tifüs, bulaşıcı bir hastalıktır. - Typhus is a contagious disease.

{i} lekelihumma
i., tıb. tifüs, lekelihumma
(Tıp) Tifüs: Rickettsia prowazeki tarafından yapılan ve bitler vasıtasıyle yayılan enfeksiyon hastalığı, lekeli humma

Related Terms

typhus fever
tifüs ateşi
murine typhus
fare tifüs
scrub typhus
(Tıp) çalılık ateşi
English - English
One of several similar diseases caused by Rickettsiae bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever
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
rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
Typhus is a serious infectious disease that produces spots on the skin, a high fever, and a severe headache. a serious infectious disease carried by insects that live on the bodies of people and animals (typhos ). Any of a group of related diseases caused by various species of rickettsia that release toxins into the blood. Headache, chills, fever, and general pains begin suddenly and a rash soon after. The bacteria are transmitted by lice, fleas, mites, and ticks. Epidemic typhus, spread by the body louse, is the most severe. It is one of the great scourges of history, associated with crowded, filthy conditions. Improved hygiene has nearly eliminated it from the Western world, but it persists in many countries, despite modern vaccines and pesticides. Endemic typhus, spread by fleas on rats and other rodents, is milder (mortality under 5%). Scrub typhus, carried by mites, is usually classed as a separate disease. See also Rocky Mountain spotted fever; Hans Zinsser
See Jail fever, under Jail
{i} (Pathology) contagious disease caused by a microorganism from the genus Rickettsia (symptoms include severe headaches, high fever, and skin eruption)
typhos
black death

Related Terms

typhus fever
type of infectious disease spread by lice and fleas
murine typhus
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
murine typhus
A comparatively mild, acute, endemic form of typhus caused by the microorganism Rickettsia typhi, transmitted from rats to humans by fleas and characterized by fever, headache, and muscular pain
scrub typhus
An acute infectious disease common in Asia that is caused by the rickettsia Rickettsia tsutsugamushi transmitted by mites and that is characterized by sudden fever, painful swelling of the lymphatic glands, skin lesions, and skin rash. Also called Japanese river fever, tsutsugamushi disease
typhus

    Hyphenation

    ty·phus

    Turkish pronunciation

    tayfıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtīfəs/ /ˈtaɪfəs/

    Etymology

    [ 'tI-f&s ] (noun.) 1785. Latin typhus ,From Ancient Greek τῦφος (typhos), describing the state of mind of those affected with typhus.
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