Typhoid fever, or typhoid, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is a systemic febrile disease and endemic disease in many areas of the world, mainly in developing countries. Typhoid is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated water or food and characterized by a variable incubation period ranging from three days to one month.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
Bacterial intestinal infections
1A07 Typhoid fever
H00111 Typhoid fever
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H00111 Typhoid fever
