ban cua
Definition
- Noun:
- Typhoid fever: An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi, characterized by high fever, abdominal pain, and intestinal inflammation. This is a dated medical term in Vietnamese.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh nhân được chẩn đoán mắc ban cua. (The patient was diagnosed with typhoid fever.)
- Trước đây, ban cua là một căn bệnh nguy hiểm do điều kiện vệ sinh kém. (In the past, typhoid fever was a dangerous disease due to poor sanitary conditions.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered old-fashioned (từ cũ) in modern Vietnamese medical and everyday contexts. The contemporary and more common term is "bệnh thương hàn".
- "Ban cua" là cách gọi cũ của bệnh thương hàn. ("Ban cua" is the old name for typhoid fever.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh thương hàn (n): The modern, standard Vietnamese term for typhoid fever.
- Sốt thương hàn (n): Another term meaning typhoid fever, emphasizing the fever symptom.
Synonyms
- Typhoid fever: The direct English equivalent.
- Enteric fever: A more clinical synonym.