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Typhoid fever is an illness caused by bacterium Salmonella. It is common worldwide, transmitted by ingestions of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person. Without treatment, the illness may last for 3 to 4 weeks and death rates range between 12% and 30%.

5 Great Resources on Typhoid Fever

• eMedicine: Typhoid Fever
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Typhoid Fever
• MedicineNet: Typhoid Fever
• Mayo Clinic: Typhoid Fever
• MedlinePlus: Typhoid Fever

What is Typhoid Fever?

• Wikipedia: Typhoid Fever
• MedicineNet: What is Typhoid Fever?
• World Health Organization (WHO): Typhoid Fever
• WrongDiagnosis: What is Typhoid Fever?
• HealthAtoZ: Typhoid Fever Definition

What Are The Symptoms of Typhoid Fever?

• University of Maryland Medical Center: Typhoid Fever
• CDC: What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Typhoid Fever?
• Mayo Clinic: Typhoid Fever Signs and Symptoms
• MedlinePlus: Typhoid Fever Symptoms
• MedicineNet: What Are the Symptoms of Typhoid Fever?
• New York Times Health: Typhoid Fever Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Typhoid Fever?

• Mayo Clinic: Typhoid Fever Causes | Complications
• New York Times Health: Typhoid Fever Causes | Complications
• MedicineNet: How Does the Bacteria Cause Disease and How is it Diagnosed?
• CureResearch: Causes of Typhoid Fever | Complications of Typhoid Fever

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Typhoid Fever?

• University of Maryland Medical Center: Typhoid Fever Treatment
• CureResearch: Treatments of Typhoid Fever
• New York Times Health: Typhoid Treatment
• WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Typhoid Fever
• Drugs.com: Drugs Associated with Typhoid Fever
• WHO: Typhoid Fever Treatments

What Are The Statistics For Typhoid Fever?

• CureResearch: Statistics of Typhoid Fever
• Nation Master: Mortality Statistics Typhoid and Paratypoid Fever Per capita By Country
• WrongDiagnosis: Statistics about Typhoid Fever

How Do You Prevent Typhoid Fever?

• University of Maryland Medical Center: Typhoid Fever Prevention
• CureResearch: Prevention of Typhoid Fever
• WHO: Prevention of Typhoid Fever
• CDC: How Can You Avoid Typhoid Fever?
• Mayo Clinic: Typhoid Fever Prevention

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Typhoid Fever

• Yahoo Answers: Typhoid Fever
• JenJenqld: Typhoid Fever
• Courier Journal: Typhoid Mary

Foundations and Support Groups on Typhoid Fever

• CDC: Typhoid Fever Support
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Typhoid Fever Support
• WHO: Typhoid Fever Support

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Typhoid Fever

• Yahoo Groups India: Typhoid Fever
• Chobe National Park Forum: Typhoid Fever Vaccination
• WrongDiagnosis: Typhoid Complications
• India Mike: Typhoid Fever?

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Typhoid Fever

• Journal of the American Medical Association: Typhoid Fever
• Google Scholar: Typhoid Fever
• PubMed Central: Typhoid Fever

Clinical Trials on Typhoid Fever

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Typhoid Fever

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