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Etymology
Origin of typhoid
Explanation
One of the worst infectious diseases in the world is typhoid. If Salmonella typhosa is in your food or water, you could catch typhoid. Typhoid consists of intestinal inflammation plus ulceration: that means your stomach is going to hurt, and you will probably spend a lot of time in the bathroom (possibly experiencing distress at both ends of your body). Typhoid often occurs in places with poor sanitation.
Vocabulary lists containing typhoid
"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Example Sentences
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Roosevelt lost his mother to typhoid on the same day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
WHO's Africa regional director Mohamed Yakub Janabi said Ebola had had a silent early phase, when symptoms resemble malaria or typhoid, meaning transmission can remain undetected.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
His mother told the news agency she believed her son had died of typhoid fever, not Ebola.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Visits to the front, rousing of troops, evading rampant typhoid, enigmatic encounters with notable leaders like Republican Chiang Kai-shek and Communist Zhou Enlai.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
The flu wasn’t really a killer, like typhoid or polio or rabies.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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