Typhoid mutated to beat antibiotics. Science is learning how to beat those strains - knkx.org

The ancient disease is still a killer. And even though there are new drugs, there's a growing rate of antibiotic-resistance cases. Here's a look at the latest strategies to tame typhoid.

Do you remember the story of Typhoid Mary the cook who spread typhoid to as many as 100 people in the early 1900s even though she herself showed no symptoms? She was confined to isolation for 26 year… [+6866 chars]

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