Definition:
A highly infectious bacterial disease usually transmitted by contaminated food and drink. Typhoid fever is characterized by fever, headache, coughing, and intestinal inflammation.
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A highly infectious bacterial disease usually transmitted by contaminated food and drink. Typhoid fever is characterized by fever, headache, coughing, and intestinal inflammation.