camp fever

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camp fever

/ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/ UK
/ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/ US

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From camp + fever.

noun camp-fever

archaic, uncountable An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.

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noun infectious disease that spreads in camps

日本語	キャンプ熱 kyanpu netsu
Deutsch	Lagerkoller

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@misc{camp_fever_2026,
  title = {camp fever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/camp%20fever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}