typhoid fever
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typhoid fever
A serious, feverish infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi and usually transmitted through contaminated water or food. The disease is notifiable.
Dank verbesserter Hygiene ist Typhus in Europa selten geworden.
Thanks to improved hygiene, typhoid fever has become rare in Europe.
Careful: 'Typhus' in German is not the same as 'typhus' in English. The German word 'Typhus' refers to the disease called 'typhoid fever' in English. The English 'typhus' is 'Fleckfieber' in German.
Vor Reisen in bestimmte Länder wird eine Impfung gegen Typhus empfohlen.
Before traveling to certain countries, vaccination against typhoid fever is recommended.
As with many disease names, 'Typhus' is often used without an article when saying that someone has the disease. When speaking about the disease in general, the article 'der' is used.
Früher starben viele Menschen an Typhus.
In the past, many people died of typhoid fever.
In connection with the disease, certain verbs are common: 'an Typhus erkranken' (to fall ill with typhoid fever), 'Typhus haben' (to have typhoid fever), 'sich mit Typhus infizieren' (to become infected with typhoid fever), or 'gegen Typhus geimpft sein' (to be vaccinated against typhoid fever).
Auf seiner Weltreise hat er sich mit Typhus infiziert.
On his trip around the world, he became infected with typhoid fever.
cholera
'die Cholera' and 'der Typhus' are both serious infectious diseases that are often transmitted through contaminated water or food. That is why learners can easily confuse them. The important difference lies in the disease itself: with cholera, severe diarrhea and vomiting are especially prominent. Typhoid fever is primarily a serious feverish illness. In normal conversations, you should not use the words interchangeably because they refer to different diseases medically.
Vor der Reise fragt Maria ihre Ärztin, ob sie sich gegen Typhus impfen lassen soll.
Before the trip, Maria asks her doctor whether she should get vaccinated against typhoid fever.
Nach der Überschwemmung warnen die Behörden vor Cholera im Trinkwasser.
After the flood, the authorities warn of cholera in the drinking water.