TYPHOID FEVER

WHAT IS TYPHOID?

• Common bacterial disease
• Spread through ingestion of feces of infected person
• Spread in food and water

TREATMENT

• Not fatal in most cases
• Treated with antibiotics
• Surgery needed in cases with intestinal perforation

INTERESTING FACTS

• Early plague is believed by some to be Typhoid
• Some strains of Typhoid are resistant to some medications and treatments