English
Detailed Synonyms for rat typhus in English
rat typhus:
rat typhus [the ~] noun
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the rat 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 1the murine typhus; the rat typhus; the urban typhus; the endemic 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 1