Typhus
Pronunciation : Ty"phus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. dh smoke.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: 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. See Jail fever, under Jail.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913