A bacterial infection of the intestinal tract and bloodstream.
Salmonella enterica serovar typhi.
Salmonella enterica serovar paratyphi. (types A, B and C).
bacteria
The cauative agent for typhoid is Salmonella typhi
Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhimurium, also called as Salmonella typhi. This is gram negative rod shaped bacteria.
the typhoid disease is prevented with a vaccine called typhoid vaccine
She is suffering from typhoid.
You have many brands for typhoid injections made from surface antigen of typhoid bacteria.
Typhoid is similar to typhus fever. So it is probably called as typhoid fever. Typhoid has surpassed the typhus fever in prevalence to great extent.
Typhoid is NOT a common as it used to be.
You have bacteremia ( bacteria in the blood stream) in the first week of typhoid fever. Typhoid bacteria can settle any where. Eye can be affected by typhoid fever.
Typhoid fever is very uncommon in USA. You get few cases of typhoid among the travellers and immigrants. Typhoid is a curiosity in USA.
You have got oral vaccine, as well as injection of typhoid vaccine to prevent the typhoid fever.
typhoid fever can't be transmitted through a kiss .. but if your immune system is weak then you are likely to gain typhoidal germs.