- CDC: Typhoid Fever
General information about the life-threatening illness including steps for avoiding it, vaccination info, common symptoms, and treatment. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm
- Wikipedia: Typhoid Fever
User-edited article about typhoid fever transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. Provides symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of the illness caused by the salmonella typhi bacteria.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid
- MedlinePlus: Typhoid Fever
Infection most commonly caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. Includes symptoms, treatment, and potential complications.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001332.htm
- Netdoctor.co.uk: Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever
Offers information on how the disease is caused and spread plus typical symptoms.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/diseases/typhoid.htm
- Typhoid Fever Vaccines
Briefly contrasts the oral and injectable forms of the vaccines.
healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907107823.html
- MedicineNet: Typhoid Fever
Describes the acute illness caused by the salmonella typhi bacteria found in contaminated food or water. Includes symptoms, causes, and treatment.
www.medicinenet.com/typhoid_fever/article.htm
- MayoClinic: Typhoid Fever
Comprehensive overview of typhoid including symptoms and treatment of this serious contagious intestinal illness.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/typhoid-fever/DS00538
- eMedicine: Typhoid Fever
Clinical overview of the disease with sections on differentials, treatment, medications, and follow-up care.
emedicine.medscape.com/article/231135-overview
- Typhoid Fever
Overview of the disease characterized by sustained fever, headache, malaise, anorexia, constipation or diarrhea, and nonproductive cough. From the Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health.
health.utah.gov/epi/fact_sheets/typhoid.html
- NEJM: The Efficacy of a Salmonella typhi Vi Conjugate Vaccine in Two-to-Five-Year-Old Children
Article about Typhoid Fever from the New England Journal of Medicine.
content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/17/1263
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Typhoid Fever
Features the common manifestations of Typhoid fever, and tests to confirm the diagnosis.
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/typhoid_fever/symptoms.htm
- About.com: Typhoid Fever Symptoms and Treatment
Includes tips of caution against typhoid fever that usually spreads by contaminated food or water and occurs in many developing countries.
infectiousdiseases.about.com/od/novelinfectiousdiseases/a/typhoid_fever.htm
- Typhoid Fever Outbreak
Explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention using a fictitious medical case of typhoid fever.
www.lasalle.edu/~mcphilli/Typhoid0401.htm
- WHO: Typhoid Fever
Information about typhoid fever, a bacterial disease caused by Salmonella typhi. Includes related links.
www.who.int/topics/typhoid_fever/en
- Typhoid Fever (Salmonella typhi)
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Communicable disease manual by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. In PDF format.
www.state.nj.us/health/cd/manual/typhoid.pdf
- MayoClinic: Typhoid Fever Signs and Symptoms
Describes the signs and symptoms at various stages of the Typhoid fever, as well as recommended treatment.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/typhoid-fever/DS00538/DSECTION=symptoms
- WebMD: Typhoid Fever Symptoms
Features common symptoms, incubation period, treatment, prognosis, and preventive vaccination for typhoid.
www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/typhoid-fever?page=2
- WHO: Typhoid and Paratyphoid Enteric Fevers
Fact sheet on the infections caused by bacteria which are principally transmitted by ingesting unsafe drinking water.
www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/typhoid/en
- CDC: Prevention of Specific Infectious Diseases - Typhoid Fever
Describes the illness, risk for travelers, and currently available vaccines. From the CDC Travelers' Health.
wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2008/ch4/typhoid.aspx
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