Typhoid fever/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Typhoid fever.

An acute systemic, febrile infection caused by Salmonella typhi, a serotype of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, spread by fecal-oral contamination, best prevented by water treatment

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