All 3 Uses of
typhoid
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- And my wife has the typhoid.†
Chpt 12 *typhoid = a serious intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or water
- —And the wife with typhoid fever!†
Chpt 12
- man he showed me without the neck is very intelligent the coming man Griffiths is he well he doesnt look it thats all I can say still it must have been him he knew there was a boycott I hate the mention of their politics after the war that Pretoria and Ladysmith and Bloemfontein where Gardner lieut Stanley G 8th Bn 2nd East Lancs Rgt of enteric fever he was a lovely fellow in khaki and just the right height over me Im sure he was brave too he said I was lovely the evening we kissed goodbye at the canal lock my Irish beauty he was pale with excitement about going away or we'd be seen from the road he couldnt stand properly and I so hot as I never felt they could have made their peace in†
Chpt 18enteric fever = typhoid -- a serious intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or water
Definition:
a serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by contaminated food or water
Environmental sanitation has virtually eliminated typhoid from the developed world, but worldwide it is still thought to infect millions and kill tens of thousands each year.
Typhoid may also be called enteric fever.
Typhoid may also be called enteric fever.