Typhoid fever

Introduction: Typhoid fever

Description of Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever (medical condition): A gastrointestinal condition mainly in the developing world. It is caused by a bacterial infection, usually as a form of food poisoning. Typhoid ...more

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Typhoid fever: an acute infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi and characterized by a continued fever rising in a steplike curve the first week, severe physical and mental depression, an eruption of rose-colored spots on the chest and abdomen, tympanites, early constipation, diarrhea, and sometimes intestinal hemorrhage or perforation of the bowel; average duration is 4 weeks, although aborted forms and relapses are not uncommon; the lesions are located chiefly in the lymph follicles of the intestines (Peyer patches), the mesenteric glands, and the spleen; antibody titer of the Widal test rises during the infection, and early positive results to blood and urine cultures become negative, usually results in immunity. SYN: abdominal typhoid, enteric fever (1), typhoid (2).
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Typhoid fever: serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water.
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Typhoid fever: An acute systemic febrile infection caused by SALMONELLA TYPHI, a serotype of SALMONELLA ENTERICA.
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Typhoid fever: An acute systemic febrile infection caused by SALMONELLA TYPHI, a serotype of SALMONELLA ENTERICA.
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Typhoid fever as a Disease

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Typhoid fever: Article Excerpts

Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

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Typhoid fever as a Symptom

Typhoid fever (symptom): Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella ... (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

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