{"id":81057,"date":"2026-01-05T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81057"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:43:38","slug":"typhoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/typhoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Typhoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Typhoid Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhinagar is facing a surge in typhoid cases linked to contaminated drinking water, exposing serious flaws in the city&#8217;s newly laid water supply system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Typhoid<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Transmission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>No animals carry this disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so <\/span><b>transmission <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>always from human to human.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person typically contracts typhoid t<\/span><b>hrough contaminated food and drinking water.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once Salmonella Typhi bacteria are ingested, they <\/span><b>multiply and spread into the bloodstream.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These bacteria are <\/span><b>shed in the stools and urine of infected people.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoid is <\/span><b>more prevalent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in places with<\/span><b> less efficient sanitation and hygiene.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is most prevalent in<\/span><b> South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>sub-Saharan Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include <\/span><b>prolonged high fever, fatigue, headache<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, nausea, abdominal pain, and constipation or <\/span><b>diarrhoea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some patients may have a <\/span><b>rash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Severe cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may lead to <\/span><b>serious complications or even death.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some people have typhoid without <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experiencing <\/span><b>any symptoms.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Others continue to harbor the bacteria after their symptoms have gone.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, the disease can <\/span><b>appear again.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoid fever can be treated with <\/span><b>antibiotics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Antimicrobial resistance is common,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the likelihood of more complicated and expensive treatment options required in the most affected regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/gandhinagar-confronts-typhoid-outbreak-as-sewage-mixes-with-drinking-water\/articleshow\/126326836.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoid is a life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. 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