A Spoonful of Prevention: Oral Typhoid Vaccine A Brief Look at Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Those infected experience a sustained high fever as well as weakness, stomach pains, headache, nausea and loss of appetite. If left untreated, the infection can spread and lead to serious complications affecting almost every organ system. According to estimates by the WHO, typhoid...