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Salmonella typhi attack anybody in general. They usually attack people in poor sanitation areas and travelers. How ever travelers get the disease by traveling to communities with poor sanitation such as Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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Is typhoid an active virus?
Typhoid is not caused by a virus. Typhoid is caused by a type of bacteria called as salmonella typhi. It is gram negative bacillus type of bacteria.
What is salmonella a type of?
salmonella is a type of food poisoning salmonella is a type of food poisoning
What is bad about salmonella?
Generally it depends on which type of Salmonella spp. is asked.Salmonella typhi is the most pathogenic one causing typhoid fever. The patient has an increasing fever after about a week after ingestion. Symptoms are headache, diarrhea, myalgia, anorexia and later to Typhus( delirium) and further complications such as meningitis, hepatosplenomegaly, myocarditis and an interstital pneumonia.The most severe part is a perforation of the GI tract and a mostly deadly peritonitis.This count for S. typhi, other Salmonella strains cause much less severe gastroenteritis and are self limited.Further references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_fever
Is scarlett fever a virus or a bacteria?
Typhoid or Typhoid fever is an infection that causes diarrhea and a rash -- most commonly due to a type of bacteria called Salmonella typhi. Sometimes confused with Typhus, which is caused by one of two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia prowazekii.
Is salmonella an autotroph or a heterotroph?
I don't think so, since bacteria is a heterotroph, and salmonella is a type of bacteria.
Is a salmonella a autotroph?
Since Salmonella is a type of bacteria, and bacteria are heterotrophs, salmonella is probably also a heterotroph.
Does salmonella have a cell wall type?
Salmonella is a bacterium.It has a cell wall.
What type of foods can cause Salmonella bacteria?
Generally people get salmonella from undercooked eggs and mayonnaise that has been sitting out too long.
What type of bacteria can peanut butter contain?
Salmonella...
What is the cell type of salmonella?
bacteia( prokaryotic cell)
How many cells does a salmonella have?
Salmonella is a type of bacteria, and bacteria are single-celled organisms. Therefore, a salmonella bacterium is composed of a single cell.
What is salmonella arizonae?
Types of salmonella bacteria can be distinguished from one another based on the different arrangement of structures on the surface of the cell - referred to as serological types or "serotypes". Examples include Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium. Often these serotypes are given names according to the place where they were first discovered, like Salmonella Saintpaul. It is possible this is how Arizonae got its name.Salmonella arizonae is a type of Salmonella bacteria that has been associated with reptiles. There have been illnesses in people who have kept reptiles as pets.
