Which bacterium causes typhoid fever?
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Salmonella Typhi
It is a close relative of the food-poisoning salmonellae.
💡 Did you know? Humans are its only host.
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How is typhoid mainly transmitted?
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Contaminated water and food
The pathogen enters the gut through the mouth.
💡 Did you know? Good hygiene is the most effective protection.
What does the name „typhoid/typhus“ literally mean?
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Fog or stupor
It describes the clouded state of patients.
💡 Did you know? The term comes from Greek.
Which key symptom marks typhoid?
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High, lasting fever
It rises slowly over days.
💡 Did you know? Headache and abdominal pain add to it.
What was the famous healthy chronic carrier called?
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Typhoid Mary
She was a cook and infected many without being ill herself.
💡 Did you know? Her case coined the idea of the chronic carrier.
How is typhoid treated today?
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With antibiotics
Treated early, it is easily curable.
💡 Did you know? Resistant strains are, however, increasing.
Is there a vaccine against typhoid?
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Yes
Travellers to risk areas often get vaccinated.
💡 Did you know? Clean water still remains decisive.
Which reddish skin marks can appear with typhoid?
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Rose spots
They usually show on the abdomen.
💡 Did you know? They are a classic sign of the disease.
With which other disease is typhoid often confused?
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With typhus (spotted fever)
Typhus is spread by lice and is a different disease.
💡 Did you know? In English both names are confusingly similar.
Under which conditions does typhoid spread especially?
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With poor hygiene
Wars and disasters favour outbreaks.
💡 Did you know? Where sewers are lacking, the disease looms.
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