Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever is a severe infection caused by a bacterium, Salmonella typhi. S. typhi is in the same family of bacteria as the type spread by chicken and eggs, commonly known as “salmonella poisoning,” or food poisoning. S. typhi bacteria do not have vomiting and diarrhea as the most prominent symptoms of their presence in humans. Instead, persistently high fever is the hallmark of S. typhi infection.

Typhoid vaccine effective in young children

Vi typhoid vaccine proves highly effective in young children — IVI-NICED study published by NEJM demonstrates that vaccine primarily used for travelers may have a major impact on morbidity and mortality in the world’s poorest populations. – A new study has found that a currently available yet underused vaccine against typhoid fever is highly effective in young children and protects unvaccinated neighbors of vaccinees.

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