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brill-zinsser disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
bril-l-zinsser dis-ease
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A delayed relapse of epidemic typhus (caused by Rickettsia prowazekii), occurring some time after the original infection, characterized by symptoms similar to or even identical to the original attack of typhus, including a maculopapular rash.

Uncountable

Etymology

Described by Nathan Edward Brill (1860–1925) and Hans Zinsser (1878–1940), American physicians.

Usage

Synonyms

Brill's disease

Questions

What does brill-zinsser disease mean?
A delayed relapse of epidemic typhus (caused by Rickettsia prowazekii), occurring some time after the original infection, characterized by symptoms similar to or even identical to the original attack of typhus, including a maculopapular rash.
Where does brill-zinsser disease come from?
Described by Nathan Edward Brill (1860–1925) and Hans Zinsser (1878–1940), American physicians.

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