<unk> s are a group of enteric illnesses caused by strains of the bacterium Salmonella paratyphi.
There are three species of Salmonellae that cause<unk> : Salmonella paratyphi A, S. paratyphi B ( or S. schotmulleri) and S. paratyphi C (S. hirschfeldii). They are transmitted by means of contaminated water or food. Typhoid fever is an acute, life-threatening febrile illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi.<unk>  is a similar illness caused by S. Paratyphi A, B, or C. The<unk>  bears similarities with typhoid fever, but its course is more benign.
Paratyphoid fever
Typhoid fever
Yellow fever
Blackwater fever
Trench fever
Cotton fever
Boutonneuse fever
Hay fever