Typhoid fever Moderate

Typhoid fever has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water

typhoid typhoid fever enteric fever

An illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.

See Also

roseola typhomalarial serovar typhoidal gastric fever typhoidin salmonellosis enteric fever

Related Terms

roseola typhomalarial serovar typhoidal gastric fever typhoidin salmonellosis enteric fever diazo reaction quinaphthol paratyphoid fever salmonella typhi typhization typhus pituitous fever posttyphoid typhoid aspidospermine typhopneumonia bacterium

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

infectious disease

Rhyming Words

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