Other unrelated diseases with a similar name are typhus and paratyphoid fever

In 2000, the areas shown in red reported many cases; those in brown reported a few cases

Typhoid, or typhoid fever, is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe, and usually begin 6 to 30 days after exposure. The disease is spread by water which has the bacteria in it.