a disease resembling but less severe than typhoid fever, characterized by chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea, caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella, infectious disease similar to typhoid, though usually milder, caused by any of several organisms: Salmonella paratyphi (paratyphoid A), S. schottmulleri (paratyphoid B), or S. hirschfeldii (paratyphoid C), Salmonella paratyphi (hrl. S. paratyphi B) poolt põhjustatud seedeelundite nakkushaigus, millega koos võivad esineda üldnähud ja kõrge palavik, kõhutüüfusega sarnane, kuid kergema kuluga sooltenakkushaigus