Typhoid Fever
Typhoid Fever, often simply called “Typhoid”, is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Salmonella Typhi. It was also called “enteric fever” in the past. Note that Typhoid is unrelated to the similarly named Typhus (a tick-borne disease). Symptoms vary
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