typhus
Example Sentences
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A park in Marin County was shut down in July after it was found to be teeming with fleas, which can carry plague and typhus.
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 number of typhus cases in the county has increased since 2021, when there were 141 recorded cases, rising to 171 in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Jack’s fear was not typhus, since he had already had a light case, but starvation.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
