Typhoid fever

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/typhoid-fever

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi
2. What is the primary reservoir?Humans, including asymptomatic carriers
3. What causes typhoid fever?Typhoid fever is caused by the Salmonella Typhi bacteria that can be found in contaminated food or water.
4. How does typhoid fever make you feel?It can give you a high fever, headache, tummy pain, and sometimes small red spots called rose spots on your skin.

Systemic Infection: An infection that has spread throughout the body, affecting multiple organs or tissues.
Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations.
Antimicrobial Resistance: The ability of microorganisms to withstand the effects of antimicrobial drugs, making infections harder to treat.
Peyer's Patches: Organized lymphoid tissues in the small intestine that play a role in immune surveillance.