prison fever
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I took the prison fever and was sent to the hospital.
From The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries by Reynolds, John N.
Emaciated as she was in the dungeon after prison fever, foul air and discomfort would have killed her; but now she had the most tender care, and not only plenty, but luxury.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah
First, Glaucus the physician guaranteed Lygia's life, though she had the same prison fever of which, in the Tullianum and other dungeons, hundreds of people were dying daily.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah
That many died from dysentery, smallpox and prison fever, there is no doubt; but there is not any record that they were starved to death.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.
“This cursed prison fever is eating me up;” and with that I turned my back on him.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
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