Paratyphoid fever

Paratyphoid fever is caused by Salmonella paratyphi, a similar and generally milder disease.

Symptoms of PARATYPHOID FEVER
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Paratyphoid fever
Definition Paratyphoid fever, which is sometimes called Salmonella paratyphi infection, is a serious contagious disease caused by a gram-negative bacterium.

Paratyphoid fever is an infection caused by Salmonella paratyphi. Paratyphoid fever shows similar symptoms, but tends to be milder and the case-fatality rate is much lower.

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Definition
Typhoid fever is a serious, contagious bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi or Salmonella paratyphi.

Paratyphoid fever, like typhoid fever, is also termed enteric fever. Paratyphoid fever has symptoms like typhoid, but it's usually not as severe.

Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are serious illnesses caused by Salmonella bacteria. It may be Salmonella typhi or Salmonella paratyphi. Typhoid fever is rare in the United States.

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Another type of salmonella, Salmonella paratyphi, can cause paratyphoid fever. This is a similar illness to typhoid fever but symptoms are generally milder.

Salmonella enterica (Typhoid fever, Paratyphoid fever, Salmonellosis)
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Salmonellosis - any of a group of infectious diseases caused by intestinal bacteria of the genus Salmonella, including typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, blood poisoning, and food poisoning (gastroenteritis). ...

Other risks to travelers to Central, East, and West African countries include typhoid (a large outbreak occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004-2005) and paratyphoid fever, amebiasis, and brucellosis.

Enteritis
Enteritis is a convenient term for disorders of the bowel in which there is inflammation of the lining of the bowel wall. Varieties of enteritis include; dysentery, mucous colitis, typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever.

See also: Fever, Paratyphoid, Typhoid, Typhoid Fever, Salmonella