Rickettsial disease and Typhus

Rickettsial disease

Rickettsial disease noun - Infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria.

Typhus and rickettsial disease are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Typhus" with "Rickettsial disease", this terms are similar.

Typhus

Typhus noun - Rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever.
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Synonyms for Typhus

Rickettsial disease and typhus are semantically related. You can use "Rickettsial disease" instead a noun "Typhus".

Nearby Words: typhoid, typhous

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Typhus and Rickettsial disease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rickettsial_disease/typhus
Rickettsial disease & Typhus. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rickettsial_disease/typhus>.
Typhus or Rickettsial disease. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rickettsial_disease/typhus.


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