what does paratyphoid fever mean
Paratyphoid fever, also known simply as paratyphoid, is a bacterial infection caused by one of the three types of Salmonella enterica.Symptoms usually begin six to thirty days after exposure and are the same as those of typhoid fever.Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days.aratyphoid is caused by the bacteria Salmonella enterica of the serotype Paratyphi A, Paratyphi B or Paratyphi C growing in the intestines and blood. They are usually spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person.