typhus
n. நச்சுக் காய்ச்சல், சன்னிக் காய்ச்சல்.
Ty"phus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. dh smoke.] (Med.) Defn: 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.