Ty"phus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; smoke,
cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to &?; to smoke, Skr. dh&?;pa
smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to
three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and
marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called
jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled
fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail.
Ty"phus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; smoke,
cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to &?; to smoke, Skr. dh&?;pa
smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to
three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and
marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called
jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled
fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail.
