Paratyphoid fever
In terms of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases - data collection by Robert Koch Institute:Paratyphoid fever is caused by the serovars paratyphi A, B and C of the bacterium salmonella enterica. Serovar B is spread worldwide, while the serovars A and C especially are native to warmer countries. The main source of infection are humans, who excrete the bacteria with their faeces. Assimilation takes place via contaminated food, drinking water or direct contact. The symptoms are similar to those of the typhoid fever, but is usually milder.
Selected information about Paratyphoid fever:
Tables:
- Age of death (from 1998)
- Deaths, Mortality figures (from 1998)
- Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of residence and place of treatment (from 2000)
- Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of residence (from 2000)
- Diagnostic data of the hospitals (key figures of full-time inpatients)
- Diagnostic data of the prevention and rehabilitation facilities (key figures fo full-time patients)
- Diagnostic data of the prevention or rehabilitation facilities with more than 100 beds by place of residence (since 2003
- Diagnostic data of the prevention or rehabilitation facilities with more than 100 beds by place of treatment (since 2003
- Life expectancy, gain (from 1998)
- Notifiable diseases, other (1981-2000)
- Notifiable diseases (starting from 2001)
- Premature mortality (death under 65/70 years, with/without age-standardization, starting from 1998)
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