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Definition of putrid fever

Putrid fever
Putrid Pu"trid, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See Pus, Foul, a.] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. Putrid fever (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body. Putrid sore throat (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx.
putrid fever
Typhus Ty"phus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? smoke, cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to ? to smoke, Skr. dh?pa smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail.

Meaning of putrid fever from wikipedia

- w****s of contact with the causative organism. Signs/Symptoms may include: Fever Chills Headache Confusion Cough Rapid Breathing Body/Muscle Aches Rash Nausea...
- name of the Yellow Fever. Unfortunately, Mitc**** misidentified the cause of yellow fever, believing it was transmitted through "putrid miasma" in the air...
- An autopsy by the same doctor revealed that the Duchess had died of "putrid fever"; modern historians believe that her death was caused by pulmonary tuberculosis...
- lost Willoughby, she ignores her health, falls dangerously ill with a putrid fever, and nearly dies as a result. But she does recover, and comes to see...
- at Cleveland Park, on her way home with Elinor, she becomes sick with putrid fever. She is not expected to survive, but does pull through. Hearing of her...
- marriage, goes walking in the rain and becomes ill. She is diagnosed with putrid fever, a highly contagious disease, and it is believed that her life is in...
- stating that Sacagawea died much earlier, on December 20, 1812, of a "putrid fever" (possible following childbirth) at Fort Lisa on the Missouri River....
- that "the wife of Charbonneau, a Snake Squaw [i.e. Shoshone], died of putrid fever." He said that she was "aged about 25 years. She left a fine infant girl...
- putride del 1764 nel casale di Frattamaggiore da una cronaca coeva [The putrid fever (typhus) epidemic of 1764 in the hamlet of Frattamaggiore from a contemporary...
- Maurice. But on 20 November 1750 he died at the Château de Chambord "of a putrid fever". During the last years of his life, Maurice had an affair with a French...