different between rickettsiae vs typhus

rickettsiae

English

Noun

rickettsiae

  1. plural of rickettsia

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typhus

English

Etymology

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek ????? (tûphos, fever, stupor), from ???? (túph?, to smoke), from Proto-Indo-European *dhubh-, extended form of *dheu- (scatter like dust).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ta?f?s/
  • Rhymes: -a?f?s

Noun

typhus (usually uncountable, plural typhuses)

  1. (pathology) One of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

Synonyms

  • camp fever, gaol fever, hospital fever, jail fever, prison fever, putrid fever, ship fever

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • Typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Typhoid fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek; see above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.fys/

Noun

typhus m (plural typhus)

  1. typhus

Further reading

  • “typhus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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