Synonyms:
typhus, typhus_fever
Meaning: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
Usage examples
It is this: his lost memory returns to him when he is delirious, and goes away again when he is himself-just as old Canada Joe used to talk the French patois of his boyhood in the delirium of typhus fever, though he could not do it when his mind was clear.