Typhoid fever

**typhoid fever**
	bacterial infectious disorder contracted by consumption of food or drink contaminated with Salmonella typhi. This disorder is common in developing countries and can be treated with antibiotics.
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Instance of	infectious disease; class of disease;
Subclass of	primary bacterial infectious disease; anthroponotic disease; disease; pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases;
Number of deaths	161,000 (worldwide, 2017);
Different from	typhus;
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	Q83319; GND ID: 4468056-9; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85139156; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11938380q; NDL Authority ID: 00573748; BNCF Thesaurus ID: 24545; NL CR AUT ID: ph575618; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10646455; J9U ID: 987007558413905171
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<nowiki>fiebre tifoidea; Taugaveiki; Demam kepialu; typhoid fever; Typhoid fever; ٹائیفائیڈ; میعادی بخار; Brušný týfus; черевний тиф; ọrịa typhoid; домана; Tifoido; Tüfus; 장티푸스; টাইফইড; tifoida febro; břišní tyfus; টাইফয়েড জ্বর; fièvre typhoïde; Trbušni tifus; Homa ya matumbo; τυφοειδής πυρετός; Trbušni tifus; विषमज्वर; binghsanghhanz; thương hàn; ไข้รากสาดน้อย; Vēdertīfs; Ingewandskoors; трбушни тифус; fiabhras tíofóideach; Juän abuɔr; febre tifoide; tyfoidfeber; Балнад; tyfoidfeber; tyfoidfeber; tif qızdırması; Damam tifoid; Tifo; 傷寒; گرانەتا; typhoid fever; حمى التيفوئيد; Terzhienn-domm; تیفود; အူရောင်ငန်းဖျား ရောဂါ; 傷寒; hastífusz; ટાઇફોઇડ; ടൈഫോയ്ഡ്; Sukar tifoide; టైఫాయిడ్; Fiebre tifoideo; febre tifoide; demam tifoid; Typhus; брюшной тиф; брушны тыф; حصبه; 伤寒; Tyfus; მუცლის ტიფი; 腸チフス; typhoide; Zazzabin Rawaya; التيفود; Баш келте; ටයිපොයිඩ් උණ; Typhus abdominalis; трбушни тифус; आंत्र ज्वर; 伤寒; ਟਾਈਫਾਈਡ ਬੁਖ਼ਾਰ; Ընդերային Տենդ; Typhoid fever; trebušni tifus; குடற்காய்ச்சல்; febbre tifoide; twymyn teiffoid; Որովայնային տիֆ; טיפוס הבטן; брушны тыф; Siong-hân-chèng; febre tifoide; Fièvre typhoide; Балнад; Ich terlama; Brzëszny tifùs; trbušni tifus; tifojde; kõhutüüfus; akãnunduhũ; Vidurių šiltinė; su᷆wárìnà; корсак тифе; febră tifoidă; lavantauti; Typhoid; dur brzuszny; am fiabhras dubh; buiktyfus; typhoid; Коремен тиф; مدي جو تپ; Typhus; Febre tifoide; ଟାଇଫଏଡ; freve tifòide; ವಿಷಮಶೀತ ಜ್ವರ; enfermedad infecciosa; emberi betegség; хвароба; malaltia infecciosa; ଟାଇଫଏଡ ଜ୍ୱର ସାଲମୋନେଲା ଟାଇଫି ନାମକ ଜୀବାଣୁ ସଂକ୍ରମଣଦ୍ୱାରା ହୁଏ; Infektionskrankheit; doença humana; хвароба; một bệnh đường tiêu hóa do vi khuẩn Salmonella gây ra; مَرَضٌ بَشَرِيٌّ; Penyakit yang disebabkan oleh makanan dan minuman yang tercemar oleh bakteri Salmonella typhi; Bulaşıcı hastalık; サルモネラ属の細菌を病原体とする感染症; tarttuva suolistotauti; інфекційна антропонозна хвороба; septické ochorenie; ogólnoustrojowa choroba bakteryjna; מחלה זיהומית קשה הנגרמת במערכת העיכול; ọrịa nje na-efe efe na-ebute site na iri nri ma ọ bụ ihe ọṅụṅụ nke nwere Salmonella typhi metọru. Ọgba aghara a na-ahụkarị na mba ndị ka na-emepe emepe, a pụkwara iji ọgwụ nje gwọọ ya.; maladie; soolestiku nakkushaigus; malattia infettiva sistemica, febbrile, a trasmissione oro-fecale provocata dal batterio Salmonella enterica, detto anche bacillo di Eberth o di Gaffky; 질병의 종류; bacterial infectious disorder contracted by consumption of food or drink contaminated with Salmonella typhi. This disorder is common in developing countries and can be treated with antibiotics.; homa malsano; infekční onemocnění; острая циклически протекающая кишечная антропонозная инфекция; Fiebre entérica; Tifoidea; Salmonella typhi; Fiebre enterica; Tyfussótt; Sukar tifoidea; абдоминальный тиф; тиф брюшной; Enterisches Fieber; Schleimfieber; Nervenfieber; Typhus abdominalis; تب تیفویید; تب تیفوئید; تیفویید; تیفوئید; 肠热; 傷寒熱; 傷寒; 腸溽熱; Febris typhoidea; Karahumma; Tifo ateşi; ٹائیفائیڈ بخار; تپ محرقہ; Tyfoid; Nervfeber; Tyfus; טיפוס; טיפואיד אנטריטיס; טיפואיד; Febris typhoides; Febris typhodes; टाइफाइड; टायफायड; टायफाइड; टाइफायड; tyyfus; tyfus; டைஃபாய்டு; Ileotifo; Febbre tifoidea; Tifo addominale; Febbre enterica; Fièvre thyphoïde; Typhoide; Fièvre paratyphoïde; Thyphoide; Fievre typhoide; Typhus abdominal; Typhoïde; Typhus abdominalis; Febris typhoides; Typhoid fever; 옘병; 염병; тиф черевний; रजनीश; टायफॉईड; ଆନ୍ତ୍ରିକ ଜ୍ୱର ବା ଅନ୍ତ୍ର ଜ୍ୱର; Febre tifóide; Tifóide; Febre sifóide; Tifus; MKB-10 A01.0; Tifos; Febra tifoidă; Týfusová horúčka; Тифоидна грозница; Трбушни тифус; Пегави тифус; Typhus abdominalis; abdominalni tifus; Tifus; tyfus brzuszny; tyfus; Typhoid fever; ടൈഫോയിഡ്; Enteric fever; โรคไทฟอยด์; ไทฟอยด์; Typhoid fever; ไข้ไทฟอยด์; Typhoid; nervefeber; magetyfus; Tyfoid-feber; Nervefeber; Tyfoidefeber; Paratyfus A; Buiktyfus en paratyfus; Paratyfus B; Demam Tipoid; Tifoid; Tiphoid; တိုက်ဖွိုက် ရောဂါ; ಟೈಫಾಯ್ಡ್; Bệnh thương hàn; typhoid; gastric fever; enteric fever; abdominal typhus; slow fever; nervous fever; pythogenic fever; Fever: [typhoid] or [enteric]; Typhoid fever; Typhoid fever (disorder); Typhoid infection; تيفوئيد; حمي التيفود; التيفود; تيفود; حمى تيفيه; التيفوئيد; akãnundu hũ; тыф</nowiki>

English: Typhoid fever (or enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person.

The agent

The disease

Worldwide incidence
World Map showing locations of typhoid fever outbreaks
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Example of frank bloody "pea soup" diarrhea characteristic during the second week.

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