Question

Typhoid fever is caused by a species of

• A. Streptococcus
• B. Staphylococcus
• C. Salmonella
• D. Mycobacterium

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Salmonella

Answer 2

Typhoid is an acute infectious disease of intestine. It is caused by Gram-negative, enteric bacterium, Salmonella typhi, commonly found in the intestine of man. It is oval in shape and measures $3 \, u$ in length and $0.6\, u$ in width. Most cases of typhoid result from eating infected food or from drinking contaminated water, which becomes contaminated by direct contact with the urine or faeces of an infected person.

So, the correct answer is (C): Salmonella