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Typhoid fever is contracted by drinking or eating the bacteria in contaminated food or water. People with acute illness can contaminate the surrounding water supply through stool, which contains a high concentration of the bacteria. Contamination of the water supply can, in turn, taint the food supply.
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How many people died of typhoid in the gold rush?
Typhoid kills millions of people every year. You can guess the exact figure of the people, typhoid has taken away from us, from thousands of years. Typhoid has killed the children, mainly.
Is typhoid a food borne disease?
Typhoid fever is a water or foodborne disease caused by contamination from another person with typhoid fever. Typhoid is carried in the feces of infected people. The number of typhoid fever infections has dropped because people are aware of proper sanitation.
How common is Typhoid?
as many as 1 every 3 people get typhoid fever
How people get typhoid?
People get typhoid mostly by eating contaminated food. Some times by drinking contaminated water.
How common is typhoid fever?
as many as 1 every 3 people get typhoid fever
What percent of people who get Typhoid die from it?
30%
Why do people get typhoid fever?
by mosquitoes byting
Does typhoid fever has reservoir?
Patient is carrier of typhoid fever for few weeks. Many asymptomatic cases of typhoid are also carriers of typhoid for few weeks. Occasionally the person becomes chronic carrier of typhoid bacteria. Such people are very dangerous, when they work in cooking profession and have poor personal hygiene. You should read the story of Typhoid Mary from USA.
How many people died from typhoid fever?
300 million
How many people died of typhoid in 1706?
300 million
Who does typhoid fever attack most?
people with poor hygiene
How many people died of Typhoid in Victorian times?
1057375
