Typhoid (Salmonella
Typhi)
source:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1048.htm
method of delivery: can be used to contaminate food
and water supplies
symptoms of exposure: sustained fever as high as
39-40˚C, stomach pains, headache, loss of apetite, some cases have small
red rashes on abdomen and chest known as “rose spots”
incubation period: 10—20 days
effects: severe intestinal
infection, dehydration, hemorrhage, death
structure: small circular bacteria with tails
references:
o http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm
o http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001332.htm