English is full of such contrary proverbs--or, as we prefer to call them, dueling maxims 1  : The bigger the better.  2 Good things come in small packages..  3 What's good for the goose is good for the gander..
Typhoid fever is an acute illness associated with fever that is most often caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria. It can also be caused by Salmonella paratyphi, a related bacterium that usually leads to a less severe illness.
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infectious disease of the digestive tract caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. The disease lasts several weeks and convalescence takes some time.The incubation period is 10 to 20 days, depending on how large a dose of bacteria has been taken up.yphoid Fever. Typhoid fever is an infectious life-threatening disease of the digestive tract, and is still common where sanitation standards are low. Better prevention can reduce spreading of the disease, but new antibiotics and vaccines are needed.