typhoid fever
nounDefinition of typhoid fever
: a communicable disease marked especially by fever, diarrhea, prostration, headache, and intestinal inflammation and caused by a bacterium (Salmonella typhi)
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When 44 French Canadian children died in Brunswick, Maine, during a six-month period in 1886, most from typhoid fever and diphtheria, local newspaper editor Albert G. Tenney investigated. — David Vernette, Smithsonian, "When an Influx of French-Canadian Immigrants Struck Fear Into Americans," 21 Aug. 2019 Edith Mae Irby was about 7 years old in the early 1930s when her older siblings contracted typhoid fever in their little house in Conway, Ark. — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, "Edith Irby Jones, 91, pioneering black doctor in the South," 2 Aug. 2019 Over the course of its 161 pages, Bourdain casts a sympathetic eye on Mallon, a tough Irish immigrant and domestic cook who was quarantined (twice) for a total of 26 years for being an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, "Overlooked among his many books, Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Typhoid Mary’ is a revelation in 2019," 30 July 2019 Nonetheless, despite his doctor's purported certainty, typhoid fever wasn't officially attached to Albert's records until seven days after his death. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "How Did Queen Victoria's Husband Prince Albert Die?," 4 Mar. 2019 Though Albert's official cause of death was listed as typhoid fever, modern experts have continued to debate that diagnosis. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "How Did Queen Victoria's Husband Prince Albert Die?," 4 Mar. 2019 Albert's physician, Dr. William Jenner, was particularly well-known for his study of typhoid fever, having overseen hundreds of cases of the disease. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "How Did Queen Victoria's Husband Prince Albert Die?," 4 Mar. 2019 In the early stages, diagnosis is difficult since Ebola can be difficult to distinguish from malaria, typhoid fever, meningitis, yellow fever and other infectious diseases. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Ebola 101: Answers to your questions about causes, symptoms, transmission and treatments," 25 May 2018 The bacterium identified by Bos and colleagues is a variant of Salmonella enterica called Paratyphi C, which can cause a disease similar to typhoid fever. — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, "Ancient Mexican Civilization Nearly Wiped Out by Something Stuck in Their Teeth, New DNA Evidence Reveals," 15 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'typhoid fever.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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