A Review On Recent Research And Advancements In Typhoid Fever.

[摘要] All animals are at risk to infection with Salmonella, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, agenus of gram-negative, motile, non-spore forming, facultative anaerobic bacilli. Salmonella is distinguishedinto 2,200 serotypes on the basis of differences in capsular, somatic and flagellar antigens. Salmonella typhoidis the cause of one of the most dreadful type of enteric typhoid fever. The host for this pathogen is onlyhumans. This infection is spread mainly by contaminated food and water. This infection occurs via oral route,usually when food or water is contaminated by sewage. This review paper summarizes the literature work donein epidemiology of typhoid, pathogenesis of Salmonella, its infection chain, symptoms, diagnosis and treatmentof typhoid. Recent advancement for the treatment of typhoid has also been focused.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Salmonella;Vaccination;Pathogenesis;Typhoid fever;Epidemiology.