Definition of paratyphoid in English:
paratyphoid
(also paratyphoid fever)
noun parəˈtʌɪfɔɪdˌpærəˈtaɪˌfɔɪd
mass nounA fever resembling typhoid but caused by different (though related) bacteria.
The bacteria are species of the genus Salmonella, in particular (in humans) S. paratyphi
Example sentencesExamples
- During the same campaign 3,000 Chinese prisoners-of-war were allegedly given food injected with typhoid and paratyphoid before being returned to their own lines.
- In 2004, nine people contracted typhoid and paratyphoid fever, seven picked up malaria, two people got leprosy and there was one case of cholera.
- He published many papers on, for example, paratyphoid fever, food poisoning, the efficacy of new antibiotics, and cross infection in hospitals.
- The vaccine employed was designed to immunize against cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid, and dysentery.
Definition of paratyphoid in US English:
paratyphoid
nounˌparəˈtīˌfoidˌpærəˈtaɪˌfɔɪd
A fever resembling typhoid but caused by different (though related) bacteria.
The bacteria are species of the genus Salmonella, in particular (in humans) S. paratyphi
Example sentencesExamples
- In 2004, nine people contracted typhoid and paratyphoid fever, seven picked up malaria, two people got leprosy and there was one case of cholera.
- During the same campaign 3,000 Chinese prisoners-of-war were allegedly given food injected with typhoid and paratyphoid before being returned to their own lines.
- He published many papers on, for example, paratyphoid fever, food poisoning, the efficacy of new antibiotics, and cross infection in hospitals.
- The vaccine employed was designed to immunize against cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid, and dysentery.