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源自希腊语 'typhos',意为‘烟雾’或‘迷糊’,指疾病引起的高烧和神志不清状态。
❶ 斑疹伤寒,一种由立克次体引起的急性传染病,通过虱子等寄生虫传播,症状包括高烧、头痛和皮疹。
“During the war, many soldiers died from typhus due to poor sanitary conditions.”
(战争期间,许多士兵因卫生条件恶劣而死于斑疹伤寒。)
“The doctor diagnosed the patient with typhus after observing the characteristic rash.”
(医生在观察到特征性皮疹后,诊断患者患有斑疹伤寒。)
epidemic typhus — 流行性斑疹伤寒,由普氏立克次体引起,通过体虱传播,常见于战争或自然灾害期间。
“Epidemic typhus was a major cause of death among prisoners in concentration camps.”
(流行性斑疹伤寒是集中营中囚犯死亡的主要原因之一。)
scrub typhus — 恙虫病,由恙螨传播的斑疹伤寒类型,常见于亚洲和太平洋地区。
“Travelers to rural areas in Southeast Asia should be aware of the risk of scrub typhus.”
(前往东南亚农村地区的旅行者应注意恙虫病的风险。)