camp fever
n.
typhus
Example sentences from the Web for camp fever
He knew something of medicine, and had nursed and cured many a comrade of camp-fever.
His malady (camp-fever) had increased, and Washington sent Doctor Craik with him.
Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. |Benson J. LossingIt was built by Emerson's grandfather, a patriot chaplain in the Revolution, who died of camp-fever at Ticonderoga.
The American Spirit in Literature, |Bliss PerryBut the whole party is stricken with "camp-fever," "Indian laziness," the dolce far niente.
Woodcraft and Camping |George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)