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No. Typhus is a group of diseases caused by the parasitic bacteria "Rickettsia", which can exist only within living cells. It is commonly spread by lice and fleas on rats. (In areas with limited hygenic facilities, Epidemic Typhus is spread by the human body louse.) Typhoid fever (also known as Enteric fever) is caused by "Salmonella" bacteria when they are spread through the body by the white blood cells that attempted to destroy them.
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What is the part of speech for typhoid fever?
Typhoid Fever is a proper noun. It names a specific type of fever.
What is the meaning of typhoid?
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.
What is the common name of typhiod fever?
Typhoid is the common name. I have never heard of it called anything else.
Can typhoid fever be found in Zimbabwe?
Yes. Typhoid fever is common there.
Is there an antibiotic for yellow fever?
There is no single pill to cure typhoid and yellow fever. You have a pill to cure typhoid but no pill to cure the yellow fever. Yellow fever is a viral infection and there is no specific pill for the same.
Can Doxycycline monohydrate oral tablet be used to treat typhoid fever?
Doxycycline is useless for typhoid fever.
Is typhoid fever transferable?
Typhoid fever transfer from one person to other by fecal/oral route.
Can typhoid fever cause coma?
No, typhoid fever can cause death though.
What is etiology of typhoid fever?
Typhoid fever is caused by salmonella typhi bacteria.
What the treatment for typhoid fever?
You have ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone injections, azithromycin and chloramphenicol to treat the typhoid fever. One of the above drug can treat the typhoid fever.
How common is typhoid fever?
as many as 1 every 3 people get typhoid fever
What is salmonella typhi?
It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever. It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever.
