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Typhoid or Typhoid fever is an infection that causes diarrhea and a rash -- most commonly due to a type of bacteria called Salmonella typhi.

Sometimes confused with Typhus, which is caused by one of two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia prowazekii.

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