typhus fever

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1. rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis,
definition	:	infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria (noun.state)

hyponym	:	endemic typhus, murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus,
definition	:	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 (noun.state)