What is typhoid fever?

Answer 1

Typhoid fever (also known as Enteric fever) is caused by a strain of "Salmonella" bacteria (Salmonellae typhi) when they are spread through the body by the white blood cells that attempted to destroy them. Salmonella are ingested from contaminated food or water and enter the body through the intestinal tract. Symptoms include general fever, headache, body ache, and fatigue. Increased heart rate can occur. Complications include infections, pneumonia, and intestinal bleeding.
An early treatment was the drug chloramphenicol, but today the treatment is with any of a number of antibiotics. After treatment, a small minority of infected persons become carriers of the disease.

Answer 2

Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.

Answer 3

Yes, Typhus is a disease caused by louse-borne bacteria. The name comes from the greek typhos, meaning smoky or lazy, which describes the state of mind of those affected with typhus.so if you get it u are lazy a person

Answer 4

a type of fever that if you get you are most likely to die

Answer 5

Typhoid fever is an infectious type of bacteria fever. It is characterized by red spots on the abdomen and chest and irritation in the intestines.

Answer 6

Typhoid- A fever that is a serious systemic disease