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paratyphoid fever

paratyphoid fever

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
translation icon : 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

paratyphoid
vsparatyphoid fever
  • Specialized
9.9

A bacterial infection of the intestines similar to typhoid fever

is the clinical name used for that same milder Salmonella illness
enteric fever
vsparatyphoid fever
  • Specialized
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

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.