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typhoid fever

World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005

typhoid fever Acute, sometimes epidemic communicable disease of the digestive system. Caused by Salmonella typhi, which is transmitted in contaminated water or food, it is characterized by bleeding from the bowel and enlargement of the spleen. Symptoms include fever, headache, constipation, sore throat, cough, and skin rash.

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