typhus
Example Sentences
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His father died in an epidemic, likely of typhus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Estela Lopez of the downtown industrial improvement district, where trash is routinely dumped illegally, wrote to say a county report warned that typhus levels downtown had reached an all-time high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
Attention pet parents: Los Angeles County is reporting a record number of flea-borne typhus cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 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
But when supplies ran low and deadly epidemics of yellow fever, cholera, and typhus swept through the besieged town, some of the sick, starving refugees were forced out.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
