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typhus

[tahy-fuhs] / ˈtaɪ fəs /


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The number of typhus cases in the county has increased since 2021, when there were 141 recorded cases, rising to 171 in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Of the total number of cases in 2025, nearly 9 out of 10 people infected with typhus required hospitalization, according to public health officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Symptoms of flea-borne typhus include fever, headache, chills, muscle aches and a rash on or around the chest, sides and back.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Jack’s fear was not typhus, since he had already had a light case, but starvation.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren