Summary
Typhoid is an infectious bacterial disease which is caused by Salmonella typhi, a bacteria. People suffering from this disease experience symptoms like fever, stomach pain, headache, loss of appetite, rose-coloured spots, etc. The disease commonly spreads during pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon seasons. The transmission occurs through the faecal-oral route. Hence, a stool test will confirm whether you have been infected with typhoid bacteria or not. Typhoid requires complete treatment using antibiotics. If left untreated, it can lead to severe complications like internal bleeding, sepsis or in rare cases, even death.