par·a·ty·phoid fever (p r  -t  foid)n. An acute intestinal disease, similar to typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella. |
paratyphoid fever
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(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a disease resembling but less severe than typhoid fever, characterized by chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea, caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella
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| Noun | 1. | paratyphoid fever - any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
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