2007-03-04 02:04:13 · 5 answers · asked by mukka s 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Typhoid: a serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water.
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2007-03-04 02:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enteric means pertaining to the intestine. Enteric fever is fever due to a condition affecting the intestine. It is another term for typhoid.
2007-03-04 03:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enteric fever (medical condition): A gastrointestinal condition mainly in the developing world. It is caused by a bacterial infection, usually as a form of food poisoning. Typhoid fever is unrelated to the similarly named typhus (a tick-borne infection).
2007-03-05 14:06:43 · answer #3 · answered by blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enteric fever is other name of typhoid caused by Salmonella typhi, it spreads throgh contaminated water, food . beware of eating outside and drinking but u know we indian are too strong, I am not suprised to see no of diseased patient but how can there no. is low as compare to our environmental condition
2007-03-04 07:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by drimransaifi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enteric fever is the other name of typhoid and paratyphoid
2007-03-04 02:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋