Typhoid fever remains a major health challenge in India, as every year, we see multiple outbreaks, which occur most frequently during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons, and even otherwise. Recently a ...

Typhoid fever is an acute illness caused by salmonella typhi bacteria. It can also be caused by salmonella paratyphi, a bacterium that leads to a less severe illness. This bacteria is deposited in ...

The City of Tshwane is currently grappling with an outbreak of enteric fever, commonly known as typhoid fever, prompting investigations and calls for heightened public vigilance regarding hygiene and ...

About 15% of patients with typhoid fever develop serious neurological complications, including delirium and seizures, that are collectively described as acute encephalopathy. Until now, however, ...

Cornell researchers have identified an antibiotic, rifampin, that is 99.9% effective against Salmonella Typhi, the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. Researchers also predict that rifampin will work ...

Doctors reveal why monsoon conditions, unsafe water and food contamination are driving a rise in typhoid infections ...

Typhoid fever still affects thousands every year, especially in countries with unsafe water and poor sanitation. The disease is caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria and spreads through contaminated ...

In a rare occurrence of locally acquired typhoid fever in Canada, health officials in Ottawa recently traced an outbreak back to a chronic Salmonella Typhi carrier working as a food handler. The ...

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported the first domestic case of typhoid fever this year, a woman in her 70s from central Taiwan whose source of infection remains unknown.The woman, ...

High fever is primarily due to infection. During the rainy and post-rainy seasons, one must always consider diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, dengue, leptospirosis, and influenza.