paratyphoid

[ par-uh-tahy-foid ]

noun

1. Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.

adjective

1. of or relating to paratyphoid.
2. resembling typhoid.

paratyphoid

/ ˌpærəˈtaɪfɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling typhoid fever or its causative agent
2. of or relating to paratyphoid fever

noun

1. See paratyphoid fever

Word History and Origins

Origin of paratyphoid¹

First recorded in 1900–05; para- ¹ + typhoid

Example Sentences

This time, the wind that howled in her ears and that changed the course of her life affected her own young body: she came down with an inner-ear infection combined with a disease called paratyphoid.

From Literature

Volunteers have been infected with a highly contagious bacteria to test a new paratyphoid vaccine.

From BBC

The study in Oxford involves 76 healthy, 18 to 55-year-olds drinking a solution containing the paratyphoid bacteria to see if they are protected from infection.

From BBC

All participants are then "challenged" with paratyphoid bacteria.

From BBC

"Vaccines are urgently needed to prevent the 3.3 million cases of paratyphoid fever that mostly affects school-age children in South and South East Asia," he added.

From BBC