urban typhus

1. 1.

   acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash

   Synonymsmurine typhusrat typhusendemic typhus

   Broadertyphus

Questions about urban typhus

What does urban typhus mean?

urban typhus means "acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash".

What is another word for urban typhus?

Close synonyms include murine typhus, rat typhus, endemic typhus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.