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Outbreak hits Athens
An outbreak killed 1/3 of the of Athens population. This happened in 430 BC. The disease is believed to orginate in Athens due to poor hygiene.
Thyphoid is a diease that has a high fever, headaches, aches and pains, diarrhea and a poor appetite.
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Jamestown
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Typhoid Strikes Royalty
Henry Prince of Wales died at the age of 18. Family members said it was from a high fever. The autopsy showed it was typhoid and this is the earliest recorded English case.
http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/timelines/others
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Typhoid hits the world hard
Informational Video1891 was one of the worst years for typhoid ever. 174 in every 10,000 people died.
Picture: shows the rash most people had from typhoid.
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Vacccine Developed
Almroth Edward Wright developed an effective vaccine aganist the typhoid symptoms. These include:
-high fever
-loss of appetite
-aches and pains
The vaccine prevents the diesease from spreading. This particular diease speards by ingestion of food or water that is contaminated with the diease.It can also be spread by poor hygiene habits.
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Outbreak in Maidstone
From September 1897 through January 1898 over 2000 people contracted the diease and 143 died. Around 900 people were coming down with the disease every two weeks!
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Ithaca, New York
An outbreak in Ithaca, New York caused 82 deathes. 29 of the 82 deathes were college students. 1, 350 people were affected.
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Mary Mallon
Mary Mallon was the first American carrier to be indentified. She was known as Typhoid Mary.
Picture: Mary Mallon
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Public Vaccine
A hospital in Philadelphia is now allowing the general public to recieve the vaccine. Before now it was only given to people in the military. Now everyone who travels has been told to get this vaccination.
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Oysters cause an Outbreak
During 2004 and 2005, oysters held in polluted waters caused an outbreak. They caused more than 1,500 to become infected in New, York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.. 150 people died
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Outbreak on a British Ship
Passengers on a British ship traveling from Canada to the United States reported an outbreak of typhoid fever. There were 81 recorded cases.
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Typhoid hits Mexico City
An outbreak (1,515 cases, 39 fatal) was reported in Mexico City in 1972; with an additional 667 cases during January to June 1973. A related outbreak (80 cases) was reported in the United States.
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Oral Vaccine
The oral vaccine was developed in 1975. It was made because the injection site of the regular vaccine had a reaction on most people. This vaccine was not a normal part of life. Not very many people recieved it. -
Outbreak in Haiti
During the year of 2003, over 200 cases and 40 deathes were recorded from typhoid in Haiti. -
Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
During 2004 and 2005 there were more than 42,000 recorded cases and 214 deaths.
Picture: shows what the Salmonella bacteria looks like.
http://www.mpg.de/531375/pressRelease20061120