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typhoid
Typhoid is primarily used in medical and travel contexts. While it can stand alone as a noun to refer to the disease, it is very frequently paired with the word fever (typhoid fever) to specify the clinical condition.
In a modern context, the word often appears in discussions about global health, sanitation, and travel vaccinations. It carries a connotation of poor hygiene or contaminated environments, as it is specifically linked to the fecal-oral route of transmission.
When used in a clinical or formal setting, it is treated as an uncountable noun referring to the disease itself. In casual conversation, people may refer to "having typhoid" or "contracting typhoid."
Meanings
Examples
You should get a vaccination against typhoid before traveling to that region.
The patient was diagnosed with typhoid after a series of blood tests.
Typhoid is often spread through contaminated food and water.
I wonder if the outbreak of typhoid in the city is under control now.
Many soldiers in the camp suffered from typhoid during the war.
Make sure you drink bottled water to avoid contracting typhoid.
The doctor explained that typhoid fever can cause high temperatures and delirium.
He became a chronic carrier of typhoid without showing any symptoms.