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# typhoid

noun (typhoid — uncountable), also «typhoid fever»

«typhoid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Typhoid is a serious illness caused by bacteria, caught from dirty water or food, which gives a high fever, stomach pain and weakness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and history lessons it shows why clean water, sewers and handwashing matter: in the past typhoid killed many people in crowded cities. Today it is treated with antibiotics and prevented with vaccines, which travellers sometimes get. Phrases: «typhoid fever», «a typhoid vaccine», «Typhoid Mary».

### Examples

- Typhoid spreads through dirty water and food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x1)
- Before travelling, Aunt Jo had a typhoid vaccine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x2)
- Clean drinking water stopped typhoid in many cities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x3)
- Typhoid gives people a very high fever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x4)
- Doctors treat typhoid with antibiotics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x5)
- Washing your hands helps stop typhoid spreading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x6)
- In Victorian times many children died of typhoid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «he had typhoid», not «a typhoid». Do not confuse with «typhus», a different disease spread by lice, or with a «typhoon», a storm. «Typhoid Mary» was a cook who spread the disease without feeling ill.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «typhoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«typhoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/typhoid.html) on Mova free.