typhoid
typhoid — noun
1. A bacterial infection of the digestive system passed on through food or water ca
A bacterial infection of the digestive system passed on through food or water carrying Salmonella typhi. It brings on a fever that climbs over several days, cramps in the belly area, and a pink rash across the upper body. With early antibiotic treatment, most patients recover fully; without it, the illness can be deadly.
Devika caught typhoid after drinking unclean water during the floods in her village.
Christopher's grandfather died of typhoid before antibiotics were widely available.
historical context: before antibiotics
Isabela had to boil all drinking water to avoid typhoid during the rainy season.
Sivan developed a high fever and stomach pain, and the doctor confirmed it was typhoid.
The government launched a campaign to provide typhoid vaccines to children in rural areas.
- typhoid fever
the full medical name for the same disease
- enteric fever
formal medical term used by doctors, less common in everyday speech
用法筆記
Typhoid is short for 'typhoid fever' — the full medical name. Do not confuse typhoid with typhus: they are different diseases caused by different bacteria and spread through different routes (typhoid through contaminated food or water; typhus through lice or fleas).
常見錯誤
typhoid — adjective
1. historically used to describe a fever or illness that resembles typhus (a differ
historically used to describe a fever or illness that resembles typhus (a different infectious disease spread by lice or fleas), especially in medical records and older texts
Physicians in the 1800s used 'typhoid' to mean 'resembling typhus' in their medical records.
historical usage: typhoid = typhus-like
The original meaning of 'typhoid' suggests it described fevers that looked like typhus.
Élise learned in her medical history class that 'typhoid' once described fevers like typhus.
Amihan found an 1890s medical journal using 'typhoid' for a fever outbreak in the city.
用法筆記
This is the etymological meaning of 'typhoid' (typhus + -oid = typhus-like). In modern English, 'typhoid' almost always refers to the bacterial disease typhoid fever, not to typhus. This older sense is only found in historical or technical medical writing.
2. connected with or caused by the disease typhoid (typhoid fever), used to describ
connected with or caused by the disease typhoid (typhoid fever), used to describe symptoms, infections, treatments, or situations involving the illness
Jude showed classic typhoid symptoms, including a gradual rise in body temperature over several days.
collocation: typhoid symptoms
Shirin received a typhoid vaccination before her trip to South Asia.
collocation: typhoid vaccination
Bilal's test results confirmed a typhoid infection, and he was treated with antibiotics.
Rania felt better after starting treatment for her typhoid infection at the hospital.