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Paratyphoid fever

Paratyphoid fever: Introduction

Paratyphoid fever: A condition which is caused by the bacterium Salmonella Paratyphi. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Paratyphoid fever is available below.

Symptoms of Paratyphoid fever

• Milder symptoms than typhoid fever
• Fever
• Abdominal pain
• Headache
• Flu-like symptoms
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 21 symptoms of Paratyphoid fever

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• Misdiagnosis of Paratyphoid fever

Paratyphoid fever: Complications

Read more about complications of Paratyphoid fever.

Causes of Paratyphoid fever

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Disease Topics Related To Paratyphoid fever

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Paratyphoid fever:

• Typhoid fever
• Enteric fever
• Eberth disease
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• Typhoid state
• Widal test
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Misdiagnosis and Paratyphoid fever

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Paratyphoid fever: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Paratyphoid fever

Medical research articles related to Paratyphoid fever include:

• Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever)
• Typhoid
• Fluoroquinolones for treating typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever)
• Notifiable disease
• Notifiable diseases
• Paratyphoid fever
• Notification
• more research...»

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Paratyphoid fever: Animations

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Clinical Trials for Paratyphoid fever

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Paratyphoid fever include:

• Evaluation of the Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine Against Typhoid Fever - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combined Vi Vaccination and Health Education Program on the Burden of Typhoid in Childhood - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Introduction of the Vi Polysaccharide Typhoid Vaccine in Hue City, Central Vietnam - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Typhoid Vi Vaccine Effectiveness in Hechi, Guangxi, China - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• TY800 Dose Escalation (Typhoid) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Paratyphoid fever: Broader Related Topics

• Typhoid fever
• Bacterial diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Flu-like conditions
• more types...»

Types of Paratyphoid fever

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Definitions of Paratyphoid fever:

A serotype of SALMONELLA ENTERICA that causes mild PARATYPHOID FEVER in humans. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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