1. Typhoid Fever

2. TYPHOID pathogen: Salmonella Typhi

3. Symptoms Sustained fever as high as 103° to 104° F Feel weak
Stomach pains
Headache
Loss of appetite
In some cases, patients have a rash of flat, rose-colored spots.

4. REALLY Knowing
The only way to confirm a typhoid fever diagnosis is to have the stool or blood tested for S. typhi.

5. The Spread Solely a human disease
Carrier has S. Typhi in blood & intestinal tract
Shed the pathogen in stool
Get disease from eating foods handled by someone who is shedding or infected sewage gets in the water used for drinking or washing food.

6. After Contraction? 2 phases
1st Phase:
Gradually rising fever
Sweating, no appetite, coughing, headache, constipation
Lasts about a week
2nd Phase:
Intestinal infection symptoms set in
Fever is high, pulse is weak & rapid, diarrhea

7. Complications Intestinal Perforation
Profuse bleeding from the intestinal mucosa

8. Your Chances
Fewer than 1% of patients who receive prompt treatment die
The mortality rate is higher among the young and old and people who are suffering from malnutrition

9. Treatment
Antibiotics

10. RISK AREA
Typhoid Fever is still common in the developing world. It affects about 21.5 million people worldwide every year.

11. Typhoid in the U.S. Around 400 cases a year
75% of cases acquired from international traveling

12. Prevention If it looks risky don’t eat or drink it! Get vaccinated!
The vaccines wear off after a few years so you will probably have to get it multiple times.

13. Sources http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/DBMD/DISEASEINFO/typhoidfever_g.htm