| H00112 | |
| H number | H00112 |
| Name | Paratyphoid fever |
| Description | Paratyphoid fever is a systemic febrile illness endemic in developing countries where sanitation is lacking and access to clean water is reduced. The disease is similar to typhoid fever [DS:H00111] but gives a milder infection. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A [GN:spt sek] Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B [GN:spq] Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi C [GN:sei] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1A08 ICD-10: A01.1 A01.2 A01.3 A01.4 MeSH: D010284 |
| Reference | PMID:21301658 AUTHORS Mayer CA, Neilson AA TITLE Typhoid and paratyphoid fever - prevention in travellers. JOURNAL Aust Fam Physician 39:847-51 (2010) PMID:16700236 AUTHORS Xavier G TITLE Management of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers. JOURNAL Nurs Times 102:49-51 (2006) PMID:20014951 AUTHORS Crump JA, Mintz ED TITLE Global trends in typhoid and paratyphoid Fever. JOURNAL Clin Infect Dis 50:241-6 (2010) DOI:10.1086/649541 |