TYPHOID FEVER


Meaning of TYPHOID FEVER in English

An acute, highly infectious disease caused by a bacillus (Salmonella typhi) transmitted chiefly by contaminated food or water and characterized by high fever, headache, coughing, intestinal hemorrhaging, and rose-colored spots on the skin. Also referred to as Enteric Fever.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.