Disease once known as 'jail fever' (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TYPHUS Disease once known as 'jail fever' (6) (6)
6% CABIN Kind of fever (5) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
6% INFECTED Diseased (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 26, 2025
6% TEMPERATURE Fever (11) (11) Puzzler Dec 21, 2025
6% BANGUP Put in jail (6) The Times Concise Dec 16, 2025
6% AGUE Fever (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 25, 2025
6% NEE Once known as (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
5% MEASLES Contagious disease (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jan 9, 2026
5% LEAGUES Fever interrupts the French classes (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
5% INFECTS Passes a disease to (7) (7) Mirror Classic Jan 5, 2026
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