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Typhoid Fever

Typhoid Fever. John Phillips Paul McKinnon. General Information. Causes diarrhea and rash Salmonella typhi causes the T. fever Spreads through food and drink. How does Thyphoid Fever spread?.

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Typhoid Fever

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  1. Typhoid Fever John Phillips Paul McKinnon

  2. General Information Causes diarrhea and rash Salmonella typhi causes the T. fever Spreads through food and drink

  3. How does Thyphoid Fever spread? Salmonella Typhi lives in only humans. Those humans that have the bacteria in there bloodstream are called Carriers. Its spreads when a carrier touches foods and other people hands. The bacteria travels into your intestines, and into your bloodstream, where it can get into your gallbladder, liver, spleen, and other parts of the body.

  4. Symptoms Poor appetite Headaches Aches Pains Fever Diarrhea

  5. Binary Fission

  6. Facts about T. fever About 400 people in the United States get it a year 75% get it from international traveling Last 4-6 weeks 21.5 million people get it a year Salmonella typhi only lives in humans People with T. fever carry the bacteria in their bloodstream and intestinal tract

  7. Typhoid Mary Her name was Mary Mallon The first carrier of T. Fever In 1907 she was the cause of several typhoid outbreaks Mary spread the bacteria by cooking for people She was recaptured and forced to live in relative conclusion in North Brother Island off New York She was released in 1910 but was not allowed to ever cook again

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