ty·phoid car·ri·er

(tīfoyd karē-ĕr)

One who can transmit typhoid fever virus to others without being clinically ill.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

typhoid carrier

A person who has recovered from TYPHOID FEVER but who continues to culture Salmonella typhi organisms in the gall bladder and to excrete them in the stools. If such a person handles food, the disease is liable to be transmitted to others. Typhoid carriers can be rendered innocuous by having the gall bladder removed.

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ty·phoid car·rier

(tīfoyd karē-ĕr)

A person carrying the pathogen for typhoid fever but not displaying any signs or symptoms; someone having the potential to spread the disease via bodily excretions.
See also: carrier

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