Information on typhoid fever? (10 pts to best answer!!)?!
Question: i am doing a project on typhoid fever in africa. The things I need to know are:
what is it?
What part of africa is it in?
how do you get it?
What does it do?
What are the symptoms?
How do you treat it?
What happens if it is left untreated?
How do you prevent it?
10 points if you can give me answers that are correct!! Please give credible sources!! ^_^ thanks!!
Answers: i am doing a project on typhoid fever in africa. The things I need to know are:
what is it?
What part of africa is it in?
how do you get it?
What does it do?
What are the symptoms?
How do you treat it?
What happens if it is left untreated?
How do you prevent it?
10 points if you can give me answers that are correct!! Please give credible sources!! ^_^ thanks!!
what is it?
It is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. It is an infectious, often-fatal disease, usually occurring in the summer months -- characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration. ...
What part of africa is it in?
It can be found anywhere (even in america) and it can be found in africa (any part of africa would be just as likely to get it as any other). The disease is on the verge of extinction there is only 5 cases in every 1 million people and that is dwindling yearly.
how do you get it?
You can get it no matter where you live in the world. It is transmitted by the fecal-oral route