Ty Phoid

Typhoid fever is a type of enteric fever along with paratyphoid fever. The cause is the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, also known as Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, growing in the intestines and blood. Typhoid is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person.


Common symptoms of typhoid fever can include:
* High temperature, which can reach up to 39-40C (103-104F)
* Headache
* Muscle aches
* Stomach pain
* Feeling sick
* Loss of appetite
* Constipation or diarrhoea (adults tend to get constipation and children tend to get diarrhoea)
* A rash made up of small pink spots on the trunk of the body
* Exhaustion
* Confusion, such as not knowing where you are or what's going on around you