how typhoid spreads - #28497
I am super worried because my younger sister just got diagnosed with typhoid after coming back from a trip to a place where the sanitation seemed pretty iffy, you know? She started having high fevers and stomach pain, and I kept thinking it was just something minor but she got tested and BAM, it’s typhoid🙁 I can't stop wondering how typhoid spreads! I mean, does it come from drinking contaminated water? We were all eating street food there, like really sketchy stuff. Plus, she brushed her teeth with tap water, and I couldn't stop thinking about how typhoid spreads from that too, right? Also, what about the dishes? Like, if we share utensils, considering she’s technically contagious, does that means we could all get it? I just want to understand how typhoid spreads because I have kids and I don’t want to put them at risk! It’s all so confusing! Do we need to get checked? I heard some people can be carriers without symptoms too, can someone explain how typhoid spreads in these situations? I thought I was careful, but now I feel like a total mess about this whole thing, ugh!
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