Blog
Save
Email
Print
ShareTyphoid fever (a.k.a.
Enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person.
For more information about the topic Typhoid fever, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Salmonella infection — Salmonellosis is an infection with Salmonella bacteria. Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 6 to 72 ... > read more
Scarlet fever — Scarlet fever is an exotoxin-mediated disease caused by Group A streptococcal infection that occurs most often in association with a sore throat and ... > read more
Multi-infarct dementia — Multi-infarct dementia, also known as vascular dementia, is a form of dementia resulting from brain damage caused by stroke or transient ischemic ... > read more
Rheumatic fever — Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can ... > read more
Laryngitis — Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds (vocal ... > read more
Toxic shock syndrome — Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock ... > read more
Bacterial meningitis — Bacterial meningitis is a condition in which the dural layers lining the brain (the meninges) have become inflamed. The classic symptoms of bacterial ... > read more
Tularemia — Tularemia (also known as "rabbit fever") is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease is endemic in North ... > read more
Encephalitis — Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial ... > read more
Hepatitis A — Hepatitis A is an enterovirus transmitted by the orofecal route, such as contaminated food. It causes an acute form of hepatitis and does not have a ... > read more
Note: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Typhoid fever at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Recommend this page on Facebook, Twitter,
and Google +1:
Other bookmarking and sharing tools:
more 