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TYPHOID FEVER
By: Jenae Barsh
DESCRIPTION
 Typhoid Fever is life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi.
 It is commonly found in the developing countries where it affects about 21.5 million
people each year.
TRANSMISSION
 You can get Typhoid Fever if you eat food or drinks
handled by a person who is shedding Salmonella Typhi or in
sewage contaminated with it, such as drinking water.
 Once Salmonella Typhi bacteria have been eaten or ingested
by drinking, they multiply and spread into the bloodstream.
SYMPTOMS
 Sustained fever as high as
 Feel weak
103-104 degrees
 Headache
 Stomach pains
 Loss of appetite
 Rash of flat, rose colored
spots
RISK FACTORS
Worldwide, children are at greater risk of getting the
disease, although they generally have milder symptoms
than adults do.
Risk are higher if you live in a country where Typhoid
is rare and travel to places where it is endemic.
Weakened immune system
TESTING & TREATMEN T
 The only way to know for sure is to have samples of stool
or blood tested for the presence of Salmonella Typhi.
 Three commonly prescribed antibiotics are ampicillin,
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazote, and ciprofloxacin.
 Given the antibiotics patients usually begin to feel better
within 2 to 3 days and deaths rarely occur. But in those w/o
treatment it can continue for many weeks or months.
PREVENTION
Vaccinations – there are two types of vaccinations
1.) A shot that contains killed Salmonella Typhi
2.) A vaccine taken by mouth containing live but
weakened strain of the bacteria
CURRENT STATISTICS
The number of cases are higher in Africa,
Asia(especially Southeast Asia and the Indian
subcontinent), and Central and South America.
AFFECTS
Developed nations- not many effects only contracted
from traveling to countries with the disease
Developing nations- more common because of poor
water treatment and open sewage not a lot of
sanitations precautions.
SOURCES
 www.cdc.gov
 www.nih.gov
 www.mayoclinic.com
 www.virtualmedicalcentre.com