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paratyphoid fever

paratyphoid fever

1 7.4
An infectious sickness of the stomach and intestines caused by bacteria that causes a high body temperature and stomach pain
  • noun
  • /ˌpærəˈtaɪfɔɪd ˈfiːvər/
  • Specialized
: fiebre paratifoidea
  • He was diagnosed with paratyphoid fever after experiencing symptoms like diarrhea and high fever.

Examples

  • Enteric fever, the term used to describe either typhoid or paratyphoid fever, has also become increasingly resistant.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In some countries, paratyphoid fever is more common due to inadequate sanitation and hygiene practices.

  • The doctor explained that paratyphoid fever can cause serious health complications if not treated promptly.

Synonyms

enteric fever
vsparatyphoid fever
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A serious disease that causes high fever and stomach pain from unsafe food or water

is similar but usually caused by other Salmonella and tends to be milder
paratyphoid
vsparatyphoid fever
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A bacterial infection of the intestines similar to typhoid fever

is the clinical name used for that same milder Salmonella illness

Surface Forms

paratyphoid fever singular
paratyphoid fevers plural

Morphology

paratyphoid + fever

The phrase is a straightforward compositional combination: 'paratyphoid' names a specific infectious disease and 'fever' names the symptom, so 'paratyphoid fever' denotes the fever associated with paratyphoid. The 'X fever' pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic disease-naming construction, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Paratyphoid fever comes from the parts para- meaning 'near' or 'like' and typhoid, a serious fever. It was named because the illness looks very similar to typhoid but is caused by different germs, so today it means a fever 'like' typhoid.