Typhoid fever is caused by infection with a bacterium known as Salmonella Typhi. The infection causes high fever, diarrhea, and sometimes a rash that causes flat red spots on the skin.
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Typhoid Fever  Information for adults

Picture of Typhoid Fever: Typhoid fever is caused by infection with a bacterium known as Salmonella Typhi. The infection causes high fever, diarrhea, and sometimes a rash that causes flat red spots on the skin. Divider line
Typhoid fever is caused by infection with a bacterium known as Salmonella Typhi. The infection causes high fever, diarrhea, and sometimes a rash that causes flat red spots on the skin.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
Your doctor will prescribe a regimen of antibiotics, after stool or blood testing has shown the S. Typhi bacterium is present. There is a vaccine available for people traveling to regions where S. Typhi is endemic. The vaccine is not available for children under the age of 6 and is not safe for immunocompromised people, however, so this group of travelers must be extra vigilant to avoid contaminated foods and water.


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