Typhoid Fever In the world today, there are many diseases considered as fatal. Some of these diseases are caused by microorganisms called bacteria. More than 200 bacterial diseases are transmitted through eating and drinking. One of these common waterborne and foodborne diseases is Typhoid Fever. Studies conducted in America shows that about 400 cases occur each year, 75% comes from international travelers. Moreover, about 2.5 million cases happen yearly all over the world (1&4). This disease mostly affects children under the age of five (2). Typhoid fever can be easily understood by these three main points: definition, history, and symptoms.
To begin with, Typhoid Fever is a waterborne and foodborne disease that is related with fever caused by a bacteria called Salmonella typhi, also known as Salmonella enterica serotype typhi. This microorganism affects the bloodstream and digestive track (1&4). Salmonella is specific affect for humans. Salmonella typhi travels through food, water, or by a human who carries this bacteria. Salmonella can also spread due to poor hygiene. This bacteria can survive for …show more content…
It is about 50,000 years old (1). The disease which is called now as Typhoid was not recognized as a separate disease. Physicians used to combine it with other diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and tonsillitis. In the year 1820, Gerhard, American physician, differentiated it from other fevers (5). Furthermore, in the year 1829, Dr. Louis, French physician, also separated it from other fevers, and associated the fever with the pathologic lesion in the intestines, lymph nodes and spleen. In 1884, Gaffkey, German biologist, isolated the microorganism, which causes the disease, Selmonella typhi, from the spleen of an infected person. Then this microorganism was cultivated from the stool, urine, rose spots ,and gall bladder by other German biologists
To begin with, Typhoid Fever is a waterborne and foodborne disease that is related with fever caused by a bacteria called Salmonella typhi, also known as Salmonella enterica serotype typhi. This microorganism affects the bloodstream and digestive track (1&4). Salmonella is specific affect for humans. Salmonella typhi travels through food, water, or by a human who carries this bacteria. Salmonella can also spread due to poor hygiene. This bacteria can survive for …show more content…
It is about 50,000 years old (1). The disease which is called now as Typhoid was not recognized as a separate disease. Physicians used to combine it with other diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and tonsillitis. In the year 1820, Gerhard, American physician, differentiated it from other fevers (5). Furthermore, in the year 1829, Dr. Louis, French physician, also separated it from other fevers, and associated the fever with the pathologic lesion in the intestines, lymph nodes and spleen. In 1884, Gaffkey, German biologist, isolated the microorganism, which causes the disease, Selmonella typhi, from the spleen of an infected person. Then this microorganism was cultivated from the stool, urine, rose spots ,and gall bladder by other German biologists