Risk Factors for Typhoid fever

List of Risk Factors for Typhoid fever

The list of risk factors mentioned for Typhoid fever in various sources includes:

• International travel
• India
• Poverty
• Developing world
• Poor water sanitation
• Contaminated water
• Contaminated foods
• Raw food
• Salads
• Flies on food

Risk factors discussion:

Risk is very low in U.S.; higher among international travelers (i.e., 812 per 1 million travelers to India), and highest among persons living in poverty in the developing world. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever: DBMD)

Risks factors for Typhoid fever: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Typhoid fever:

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About risk factors:

Risk factors for Typhoid fever are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Typhoid fever makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Typhoid fever. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Typhoid fever. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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