On 5 Apr 2003 11:57:46 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


Ummm... Typhoid and paratyphoid are caused by Salmonella species.

A good point! But not the species that are endemic in fish, eggs and
so on, which are the ones normally referred to as Salmonella. We are
well adapted to those.

IIRC S. typhi and S. paratyphi are (always? nearly always?) passed
from human to human via faecal contamination rather than being 'food
poisoning' in the usually-accepted sense. Now wash your hands please!

Cholera, too, is very unlikely to be contracted by a healthy
well-nourished adult. Its association with slums has more to do with
nutrition than hygiene.
--
Derek Turner

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