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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Paratyphoid fevers''' or '''Enteric fevers''' are a group of enteric illnesses caused by strains of the [[bacterium]]''[[Salmonella paratyphi]]''. | '''Paratyphoid fevers''' or '''Enteric fevers''' are a group of enteric illnesses caused by strains of the [[bacterium]] ''[[Salmonella paratyphi]]''. | ||
There are three species of ''Salmonellae'' that cause paratyphoid: ''Salmonella paratyphi A'', ''S. paratyphi B'' ( or ''S. schotmulleri'') and ''S. paratyphi C'' (''S. hirschfeldii''). | There are three species of ''Salmonellae'' that cause paratyphoid: ''Salmonella paratyphi A'', ''S. paratyphi B'' ( or ''S. schotmulleri'') and ''S. paratyphi C'' (''S. hirschfeldii''). | ||
They are transmitted by means of contaminated water or food. | They are transmitted by means of contaminated water or food. | ||
The paratyphoid bears similarities with typhoid fever, but its course is more benign. | The paratyphoid bears similarities with typhoid fever, but its course is more benign. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Paratyphoid fevers or Enteric fevers are a group of enteric illnesses caused by strains of the bacterium Salmonella paratyphi. There are three species of Salmonellae that cause paratyphoid: Salmonella paratyphi A, S. paratyphi B ( or S. schotmulleri) and S. paratyphi C (S. hirschfeldii).
They are transmitted by means of contaminated water or food.
The paratyphoid bears similarities with typhoid fever, but its course is more benign.