Paratyphoid fever — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33218 ICD10 = ICD10|A|01|1|a|00 ICD10|A|01|4|a|00 ICD9 = ICD9|002 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D010284 : This about the disease paratyphoid fever. See … Wikipedia
paratyphoid fever — an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella paratyphi A, B, or C. Bacteria are spread in the faeces of patients or carriers, and outbreaks occur as a result of poor sanitation or unhygienic food handling. After an incubation period… … Medical dictionary
paratyphoid fever — noun any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever • Syn: ↑paratyphoid • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease * * * noun see paratyphoid II * * * paratyphoid fever, a bacterial disease resembling typhoid fever but usually… … Useful english dictionary
paratyphoid fever — an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella paratyphi A, B, or C. Bacteria are spread in the faeces of patients or carriers, and outbreaks occur as a result of poor sanitation or unhygienic food handling. After an incubation period… … The new mediacal dictionary
paratyphoid fever — noun see paratyphoid II … New Collegiate Dictionary
paratyphoid fever — noun Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella … Wiktionary
paratyphoid fever — /pærəˌtaɪfɔɪd ˈfivə/ (say paruh.tuyfoyd feevuh) noun an infectious disease similar in some ways to typhoid fever but usually milder, and caused by different bacteria …
paratyphoid — [par΄ə tī′foid΄] adj. [ PARA 1 + TYPHOID] designating, of, or causing an infectious disease closely resembling typhoid fever but usually milder and caused by bacteria (genus Salmonella) n. paratyphoid fever … English World dictionary
paratyphoid — SYN: p. fever. * * * para·ty·phoid .par ə tī .fȯid, (.)tī adj 1) resembling typhoid fever 2) of or relating to paratyphoid or its causative organisms <paratyphoid infection> paratyphoid n any of numerous salmonelloses (as necrotic… … Medical dictionary
paratyphoid — I. adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1902 1. resembling typhoid fever 2. of or relating to paratyphoid or its causative organisms < paratyphoid infection > II. noun Date: 1902 a salmonellosis that resembles typhoid… … New Collegiate Dictionary
