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rat typhus

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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

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Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. typhus
  2. typhus fever

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