Epidemic typhus
epidemic typhus n.
A form of typhus characterized by high fever, mental and physical depression, and macular and papular eruptions; it is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by body lice.
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[ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪˌdi miˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌdɛm i-/ noun 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of of infectious disease. /ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of epidemic […]
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