An infectious illness usually spread by contamination of food, milk, or water supplies with the bacterium Salmonella typhi, either directly by sewage, indirectly by flies, or by faulty personal hygiene Fever, abdominal pain, malaise, prostration, and diarrhea or constipation are common Without antibiotics, about 15% of cases can be fatal Treatment with antibiotics has reduced mortality to less than 1% in the US Modern, highly effective vaccines are recommended for travel to endemic areas
An acute, highly infectious disease caused by a bacillus (Salmonella typhi) transmitted chiefly by contaminated food or water and characterized by high fever, headache, coughing, intestinal hemorrhaging, and rose-colored spots on the skin. Also called enteric fever