Where did Typhus come from?

Answer 1

Where did Typhoid come from, it came from the cess-pits/sewage that was left open to the victorians. they became infected from the sewage and it was also carried by flies, water or food.

Improved answer:


Typhoid fever has been around long before the Victorian era. It is most probably what killed a third of the population of Athens, Greece, in 403 B.C. Of course it was not named until the 19th century.


Originally, the organism that causes typhoid fever was only in chickens. When humans domesticated chickens, the organism mutated and spread to humans. Then, it was able to transmit human to human through ingestion of food, water, or anything else contaminated with the feces of an infected person. That is still how it is transmitted.


Many of the Infectious Diseases common in humans originated in domesticated farm animals. Most of these disease organisms were harmless in their original hosts, but became dangerous or deadly when they spread to humans. For example, tuberculosis came from goats. Measles and smallpox came from cows, whooping cough from pigs, leprosy from water buffalo, and the common cold, probably from horses.


Influenza originally came from ducks. It first spread into domesticated chickens, then to domesticated pigs and humans. That's why some flu viruses are called "bird flu" (chickens) or "Swine Flu" (pigs). It depends on how much of the virus came from what animal. Now, influenza viruses from chickens, pigs, and humans can all mix together and form new flu viruses that are more dangerous than the regular human flu. Our current H1N1 "swine flu" is one of these re-assorted viruses: the first ever that is part bird, part pig, and part human flu virus.

"Most and probably all of the distinctive infectious diseases of civilization have been transferred to human populations from animal herds."-William H. McNeill, Plagues and Peoples In: Fox N. 1997. Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth about a Food Chain Gone Haywire (New York, NY: Basic Books).

Here's a great book on the topic, free, full text, online:

http://birdflubook.com/g.php?id=5

Answer 2

typhoid(bactariam;-sallmonella typhi) mainly speads feco-orally means from fecalmaterial to water. and its said to be sallmonella group use to spread through chicken products,eggs. so take care about food.

Answer 3

Typhoid originated from the toilets all over the world. It spreads through food and drink. Wet dog was here 2k9;) aka george blowers r8 Actually Typhoid originates from ^ georges bum. which is sore+ ichy;) Were wikid samm;) i know hannarrr ;) youu know george only has a cat and fish but how does he smell of wet dog?? he uses a new brand of deodrant named wetness dog and it smells like... a pile of poo :) Haaaaaaaaa

Answer 4

Most sites for which I researched typhus says it originated in the U.S. Africa, and South America. Typhus was very common around World War 2. Sometimes it is even called war fever. The reason for this is because there is less sanitation so it is easier to catch. Many people were infected in Germany in World War 2, especially in concentration camps like Bergen-Belsen, which of course there would be no sanitation or hygiene worries to the military officers, as long as the Jews suffered.

Answer 5

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.