It is widely known that typhoid spreads through unclean and contaminated water. The condition, caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria, can be easily treated to save lives. Yet, many times it does not ...

Manipur’s Churachandpur sees rising dengue, typhoid and scrub typhus cases, with children increasingly affected by high fever ...

H1N1 cases have been rising in several parts of India. People have reported persistent fever, cough, weakness and body aches.

Researchers can accurately track where typhoid fever cases are highest by monitoring environmental samples for viruses called bacteriophages that specifically infect the bacterium that causes typhoid ...

Worldwide, 20% of the bacterial strains that cause typhoid fever have genetic variations in their external layer, called Vi capsule, that provide higher virulence, higher infectivity and high ...

Multi-drug resistant bacteria that cause typhoid fever are on the move around the world and replacing strains that once were susceptible to antibiotics, researchers have found in a new analysis. To ...

A doctor explains why even a mild fever during the monsoon should not be ignored, as dengue, malaria, chikungunya and typhoid ...

Largest genome sequencing study of S. Typhi – the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever – charts the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant strains. Analysis of more than 7,500 S. Typhi genomes – ...

About 15% of patients with typhoid fever develop serious neurological complications, including delirium and seizures, that are collectively described as acute encephalopathy. Until now, however, ...

Typhoid fever continues to be a common concern across India, particularly during and after the monsoon months. When prolonged ...

India must address the overlooked health burden of non-typhoidal Salmonella infections to combat rising antibiotic resistance ...

Doctors in Hyderabad are warning against the routine use of Widal tests amid a surge in viral fevers, saying the test can ...