typhus
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles County health officials are warning residents about a flea-borne typhus outbreak in the Mid-Wilshire area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
And there’s flea-borne typhus, which is also on the rise in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His father died in an epidemic, likely of typhus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department identified 220 cases of flea-borne typhus last year, a stark increase over the 187 cases in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
When the typhus fever had fulfilled its mission of devastation at Lowood, it gradually disappeared from thence; but not till its virulence and the number of its victims had drawn public attention on the school.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
