what is the meaning of Typhoid


I would like to know what is the meaning of “Typhoid” in English and what is the correct translation in Spanish?

I saw this term in a list of ethnobotanic uses.

Answer

Meaning of Typhoid
Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a symptomatic bacterial infection due to Salmonella Typhi. – See link

 

Typhoid in Spanish is Fiebre tifoidea
La fiebre tifoidea o fiebre entֳ©rica es una enfermedad infecciosa producida por Salmonella typhi (bacilo de Eberth), o Salmonella paratyphi A, B o C, bacterias del gֳ©nero Salmonella. Su reservorio es el humano, y el mecanismo de contagio es fecal-oral, a travֳ©s de agua y de alimentos contaminados con deyecciones. No confundir con tifus que se produce por varias especies de bacterias del gֳ©nero Rickettsia transmitidas por parֳ¡sitos externos (piojos). – See link

 

More information about Typhoid in other websites
Definition of Typhoid in a medical dictionary (Thefreedictionary) – See link.
See the definition of Typhoid in the Oxford dictionaries – See link.
Search PubMed (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) for the term Typhoid – See link.
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