typhoid fever

Term ID

DOID:13258

Synonyms

• Typhoid

Definition

A primary bacterial infectious disease that is a communicable systemic illness, has_material_basis_in Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Typhi, which is transmitted_by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person. The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom diarrhea, has_symptom prostration, has_symptom headache, has_symptom splenomegaly, has_symptom liver enlargement, has_symptom eruption of rose-colored spots, and has_symptom leukopenia. http://www.merriam-webster.com/medlineplus/typhoid%20fever

References

• GARD:9564
• ICD10CM:A01.0
• ICD9CM:002.0
• MESH:D014435
• NCI:C35089
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186091002
• UMLS_CUI:C0041466

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:13258 )