Synonym for paratyphoid fever ... A prolonged febrile illness commonly caused by serotypes of salmonella paratyphi. It is similar to typhoid fever but less severe. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
paratyphoid An acute infectious disease with symptoms and lesions resembling those of typhoid fever, though milder in character; associated with the presence of the paratyphoid organism of which at least three varieties (types A, B, and C) have been described. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2689/