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Salmonella

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<B>Salmonella:</B> A group of bacteria that cause typhoid fever and a number of other illnesses, including food poisoning, gastroenteritis and enteric fever from contaminated food products.

Named for the American pathologist Daniel Salmon (1850-1914).

See: Salmonellosis.

For more information, please read MedicineNet's Salmonella article.

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