calenture
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Calenture soon became epidemic, and in less than a fortnight there were thousands of cases, and nearly one half of the army was unfit for active service, if not completely disabled.
From Campaigning in Cuba by Kennan, George
This drink, or this cooling Julip, of which three spoonfuls kills the Calenture, a pint breeds the cold Palsie.
From The Scornful Lady by Fletcher, John
Calenture, or Cuban malarial fever, comes on rather suddenly with a chill of greater or less severity and a violent headache.
From Campaigning in Cuba by Kennan, George
Calenture, kal′en-tūr, n. a kind of fever or delirium occurring on board ship in hot climates.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
