- Typhoid is caused by a bacteria known as Salmonella typhi.
- Consumption of contaminated food and water is the primary reason for Typhoid infection.
- Highly contagious in nature, the bacteria spread through the stool of an infected person. Water contaminated with the urine of an infected person results in infection.
- The major symptoms of the disease are:
High fever, headache, stomach ache, constipation, or diarrhea.
There are also symptoms like weakness, fatigue, muscle aches, dry cough,appetite loss, stomach pain, diarrhea, rashes, etc.
- Typhoid bacteria attacks multiple organs of the body, including the intestine.
- Typhoid is treated with the consumption of antibiotics. Typhoid vaccines can prevent 40% to 90% of the cases of infection.
- The Widal test is used for the diagnosis of Typhoid fever.
- Areas in the world with the highest rates of typhoid are Africa, the Indian subcontinent, south, and southeast Asia, South America, etc.
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