Typhoid

Transmission

Typhoid is spread by contact with water or food contaminated by the stools of a person with typhoid.

Signs and symptoms

• Fever
• Headache
• Abdominal pain
• Constipation
• Slow pulse
• Loss of appetite

Possible complication

• Death (less than 1% of cases even with treatment)

Available vaccines

• Injectable typhoid vaccine
• Oral typhoid vaccine