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Tuberculosis vs Typhoid - What's the difference?

tuberculosis | typhoid |

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between tuberculosis and typhoid

is that tuberculosis is (pathology) an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually , mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria while typhoid is (pathology) typhoid fever.

As nouns the difference between tuberculosis and typhoid

is that tuberculosis is (pathology) an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually , mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria while typhoid is (pathology) typhoid fever.

tuberculosis

English

(wikipedia tuberculosis)

Noun

(tuberculoses)
  • (pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually , mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.

    • Synonyms

    * phthisic * consumption * TB (abbreviation)

    Derived terms

    * miliary tuberculosis * pulmonary tuberculosis * MDR-TB * XDR-TB

    Related terms

    * Mtb

    typhoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) typhoid fever

    • Derived terms

    * typhoidal * paratyphoid