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It is an acute illness associated with fever that is most often caused by the Salmonella typhoid and paratyphoid bacteria which is a bacterium that usually leads to a less severe illness.

The bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar typhi. Typhoid Fever is sometimes called Enteric Fever. See Wikipedia link below.

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What is salmonella typhi?

It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever. It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever.


When is typhoid most commonly spread?

Typhoid fever spreads most commonly in rainy season. Typhoid can spread through contaminated water and by houseflies, which are abundant in rainy season.


Can typhoid spread?

No, typhoid is spread via the ingestion of food and drink contaminated with fecal matter from an infected individual. if you suspect you have typhoid, please see a doctor.


What do houseflies spread?

cholera,dysentery and typhoid


What insect vector may spread typhoid?

Humans are one (ex. Typhoid Mary)


What sort of micro-organism is typhoid?

Salmonella typhii causes typhoid fever.


What are the causes and effects of human excreta caused diseases?

Typhoid,and Cholera are spread by water borne bacteria caused by humans drinking contaminated water.


Dysentery typhoid fever and salmonella can be spread by?

flies


How typhoid germ spread out?

typhoid fever is caused by bacterial infection, generally of the salmonella bacteria. this is most often spread by the ingestion of feces-contaminated food and/or water.


Is typhoid caused by mosquitoes?

No, it's spread by consumption of food or water that has fecal matter on or in it, from a person infected with typhoid.


What is the binomial nomenclature of typhoid cell?

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How does boiling water stop the spread of typhoid?

Typhoid bacteria is often spread through water and cannot survive high temperatures like the 100oC of boiling water so by boiling the water the typhoid bacteria is killed and the chance of transmission is reduced.