Epidemic typhus has also been called camp fever, jail fever, and war fever, names that suggest overcrowding, underwashing, and lowered standards of living. It is ...TyphusSections&MediaEncyclopediaArticleIntroductionEpidemictyphusOtherformsoftyphusExpandMediaImagesAdditionalInfoMoreArticlesOnThisTopicContributorsArticleHistoryHomeHealth&MedicineConditions&DiseasesInfectiousDiseasesTyphusdiseasePrintprintPrintPleaseselectwhichsectionsyouwouldliketoprint:TableOfContentsCiteverifiedCiteWhileeveryefforthasbeenmadetofollowcitationstylerules,theremaybesomediscrepancies.Pleaserefertotheappropriatestylemanualorothersourcesifyouhaveanyquestions.SelectCitationStyleMLAAPAChicagoManualofStyleCopyCitationShareShareSharetosocialmediaFacebookTwitterURLhttps://www.britannica.com/science/typhusMoreGiveFeedbackExternalWebsitesFeedbackCorrections?Updates?Omissions?Letusknowifyouhavesuggestionstoimprovethisarticle(requireslogin).FeedbackTypeSelectatype(Required)FactualCorrectionSpelling/GrammarCorrectionLinkCorrectionAdditionalInformationOtherYourFeedbackSubmitFeedbackThankyouforyourfeedbackOureditorswillreviewwhatyou’vesubmittedanddeterminewhethertorevisethearticle.JoinBritannica'sPublishingPartnerProgramandourcommunityofexpertstogainaglobalaudienceforyourwork!ExternalWebsitesWorldHealthOrganization-TyphusFeverVeryWellHealth-WhatIsTyphus?BritannicaWebsitesArticlesfromBritannicaEncyclopediasforelementaryandhighschoolstudents.typhus-Children'sEncyclopedia(Ages8-11)Typhus-StudentEncyclopedia(Ages11andup)WRITTENBYTheEditorsofEncyclopaediaBritannicaEncyclopaediaBritannica'seditorsoverseesubjectareasinwhichtheyhaveextensiveknowledge,whetherfromyearsofexperiencegainedbyworkingonthatcontentorviastudyforanadvanceddegree....SeeArticleHistoryTyphus,seriesofacuteinfectiousdiseasesthatappearwithasuddenonsetofheadache,chills,fever,andgeneralpains,proceedonthethirdtofifthdaywitharashandtoxemia(toxicsubstancesintheblood),andterminateaftertwotothreeweeks.Typhus(actuallynotoneillnessbutagroupofcloselyr