typhoid

Meanings

• noun

  A bacterial disease caused by Salmonella typhii or Salmonella paratyphii, transmitted through contaminated food or water and characterized by fever, headache, abdominal pain, and constipation or diarrhea.

  - "Typhoid fever is a serious illness that can be fatal if left untreated."
  - "The doctor diagnosed her condition as typhoid after running some tests."
  - "Typhoid is spread through contaminated food and water."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with typhoid
toyd , joyrid , oiled

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Variants

List of all variants of typhoid that leads to same result
typhoid , typhoids , typhoid fever , typhoid fevers , Typhoid Mary , Typhoid Marys

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'typhos', meaning 'smoke' or 'mist' due to the feverish symptoms of the disease.

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Trivia

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1. Typhoid fever was once called 'gastric holocaust' due to the severe abdominal pain it causes.

2. The first typhoid vaccine was developed in 1896 by Walter Reed.

3. Typhoid is preventable through vaccination and good hygiene practices.

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Related Concepts

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1. Salmonella: A genus of gram-negative bacteria that can cause foodborne illnesses, including typhoid.

2. Enteric fever: A group of bacterial diseases, including typhoid and paratyphoid, that cause fever and abdominal symptoms.

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Culture

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Typhoid has been a major public health concern throughout history, particularly in developing countries with poor sanitation. It has been the subject of numerous literary works, including Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' and Rudyard Kipling's 'The Man Who Would Be King'.

How to Memorize "typhoid"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a feverish person with chills, headache, and abdominal pain.
   - Visualize a contaminated water source or contaminated food.
   - Imagine the bacteria Salmonella causing the infection.

2. associate
   

   - Associate typhoid with fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea or constipation.
   - Associate typhoid with contaminated food and water.
   - Associate typhoid with developing countries and poor sanitation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Typhoid: Fever, Abdominal pain, and Diarrhea.
   - Typhoid: Transmitted through Typhus and Food.
   - Typhoid: Toxic bacteria, Transmitted through Touch.

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