endemic typhus endemicity • endemiological · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · endemic typhus · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash. Synonyms: murine typhus, rat typhus, urban typhus, endemic typhus. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · murine typhus · · Synonym 1 rat typhus · · Synonym 2 urban typhus · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079