outbreak of typhoid

collocation in English

meaningsofoutbreakandtyphoid fever

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outbreak
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.breɪk/us
/ˈaʊt.breɪk/
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous ...
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typhoid-fever
noun[U]
uk
/ˌtaɪ.fɔɪd ˈfiː.vər/us
/ˌtaɪ.fɔɪd ˈfiː.vɚ/
an infectious disease spread by dirty water and food, causing a high body temperature, red spots on the upper body, severe pains in the bowels, and ...
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They are people who come into the limelight only when something has gone wrong—perhaps anoutbreakoftyphoid, or something like that.
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That is rather serious where such a liability occurs owing to say, anoutbreakoftyphoidfever near the source of water supply, or to persons who are typhoid carriers.
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Medical supplies, food by the tonne load, clothing, blankets, installations to help provide clean drinking water and also prevent theoutbreakoftyphoid, cholera and hepatitis.
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Malton are taking steps to ensure that typhoid will not recur, and, in fact, were taking steps to deal with their water supply before the actualoutbreakoftyphoid.
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Shortly after their arrival anoutbreakoftyphoidoccurred.
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Anoutbreakoftyphoidin 1937 was traced to the reservoir and the cafe was quickly closed and the area fenced off.
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Convenient transportation and an increasingly dense population contributed to anoutbreakoftyphoidfever in 1898.
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There is anoutbreakoftyphoidand the family do what they can to help the sick.
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After anoutbreakoftyphoid, the building was quarantined, and many students and teachers lost their lives.
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Although the town had ample food and water, a pandemicoutbreakoftyphoidfever had stricken the town, and medicine was desperately needed.
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In 1893 anoutbreakoftyphoidfever caused 200 fatalities in the town, after 1,416 people caught the disease.
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To make things worse, the following winter was extremely severe and accompanied by anoutbreakoftyphoidfever.
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One control strategy to consider in future outbreaks of typhoid fever is a vaccination campaign.
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We reviewed reported outbreaks of typhoid fever from 1960 to 1999.
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Routine or emergency immunization campaigns targeting school-aged children may help prevent or control outbreaks of typhoid fever in endemic disease areas.
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There are perpetual outbreaks of typhoid and diphtheria.
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We get very upset, and rightly, over outbreaks of typhoid, but accept the incidence of lung cancer without much concern.
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There are considerable outbreaks of typhoid of a most virulent type, and epidemics of scarlatina.
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