How to Say "Typhoid" in Japanese

腸チフス

chō chifusu

The English phrase 'typhoid' is translated into Japanese as 腸チフス (chō chifusu).

腸チフス refers to the infectious disease caused by salmonella bacteria that affects the intestinal tract.

What does it mean word for word?

The first part of the word, 腸 (chō), means 'intestine'.

chō chifusu

The term チフス (chifusu) can be confused by learners with チップス (chippusu), meaning 'chips', because they differ by only one small phonetic sound.
The Japanese word チフス (chifusu) is a phonetic transcription of a German word rather than an English one. This reflects the historical influence of German medical terminology on the Japanese language during the modernization period.
Because チフス (chifusu) is written in katakana, it marks the word as a scientific loanword, but when combined with the kanji 腸 (chō), it creates a hybrid word typical of Meiji era medical modernization.

腸チフスは怖い病気。
Typhoid is a scary disease.
This sentence is useful for describing 腸チフス as a scary disease.
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チフスは重篤な感染症です。
Typhoid is a severe infectious disease.
アフリカでの腸チフスの感染率が上昇しています。
The infection rate of typhoid fever is rising in Africa.
腸チフスに注意が必要です。
chōchifusu ni chūi ga hitsuyō desu.
One needs to be careful of typhoid.
彼は腸チフスと診断されました。
kare wa chōchifusu to shindan saremashita.
He was diagnosed with typhoid.

A brother and sister are discussing a news report about health.

陽葵 Himari

最近、腸チフスが増えているみたいだよ。
saikin, chōchifusu ga fuete iru mitai da yo.
It seems like typhoid cases are increasing lately.
陽太 Yota

本当に？気をつけなきゃね。
hontō ni? ki o tsukenakya ne.
Really? We have to be careful.
陽葵 Himari

陽太も手洗いをしっかりしてね。
yōta mo tearai o shikkari shite ne.
You should wash your hands thoroughly too, Yota.
陽太 Yota

わかった、気をつけるよ。
wakatta, ki o tsukeru yo.
Okay, I will be careful.

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