prison fever
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A very woebegone battalion we must have looked as we tramped to our new quarters--many of us suffering from prison fever, all more or less in rags, and half starved.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
The mother made her way on foot to Charleston, S.C., to nurse the sick patriots in the prison-ships, and there died of the prison fever, in 1781.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders by John Lord
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 Jeremiah Curtin
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 John N. Reynolds
The principal physical disabilities are prison fever, colds, pneumonia, lung diseases and rheumatism.
From The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries by John N. Reynolds
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