Paratyphoid fever is a systemic febrile illness endemic in developing countries where sanitation is lacking and access to clean water is reduced. The disease is similar to typhoid fever [DS:H00111] but gives a milder infection.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H00112 Paratyphoid fever
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
Bacterial intestinal infections
1A08 Paratyphoid fever
H00112 Paratyphoid fever
Pathogen
Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A [GN:sptsek] Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B [GN:spq] Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi C [GN:sei]
