Typhoid Fever

Many Africans get typhoid fever from bacteria in contaminated food and water. This bacteria (called Salmonella) can last for weeks in the water of dried sewage. The symptoms of typhoid fever include: poor appetites, diarrhea, headaches, and pains. People with typhoid fever sometimes have fevers as high as 103° F – 104° F (39° C – 40° C). Regularly, typhoid fever causes death from massive infection, profuse bleeding in the intestines, and pneumonia. But with the help of antibiotics, about 18% less people die from this disease. Typhoid fever is spread by insects that feed on feces and transfer the bacteria to your body. The cause of typhoid fever is poor sanitation and poor hygiene.