Typhoid's lethal secret revealed
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Typhoid fever is one of the oldest documented diseases known to have afflicted mankind but what makes it so lethal has remained a mystery for centuries. In a new study, researchers offer an explanation of how the devastating disease marked by delirium and stupor still kills 200,000 people every year -- and also suggests the basis of a future vaccine.