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Typhoid vs Typhus - What's the difference?

typhoid | typhus |

In pathology terms the difference between typhoid and typhus

is that typhoid is typhoid fever while typhus is one of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsiae bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

typhoid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) typhoid fever

    • Derived terms

    * typhoidal * paratyphoid

    typhus

    English

    (wikipedia typhus)

    Noun

  • (pathology) One of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsiae bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

    • Synonyms

    * camp fever * prison fever * ship fever

    Derived terms

    * typhous * typhus fever * chigger-borne typhus * endemic typhus * epidemic typhus * flea-borne typhus * murine typhus * scrub typhus * rat typhus * tick typhus * tsutsugamushi * urban typhus