trench fever

noun

An acute infectious disease, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana (now Bartonella quintana) and transmitted by the louse Pediculus humanus, that affected very many soldiers during World War I.

Similar
five-day fever
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Meanings

nountrench fever (countable and uncountable, plural trench fevers)

plural trench fevers

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn acute infectious disease, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana (now Bartonella quintana) and transmitted by the louse Pediculus humanus, that affected very many soldiers during World War I.

    Synonyms: five-day fever

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn acute infectious disease, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana (now Bartonella quintana) and transmitted by the louse Pediculus humanus, that affected very many soldiers during World War I.

Similar
five-day fever
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APA

trench fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trench%20fever

MLA

“trench fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trench%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trench fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trench%20fever.

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