Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2nd February, 2016. Mohammad Shahjahan 30 a typhoid limping man sellign food in a park in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 02, 2016. Shahjahan suffered typhoid when he was 2 years of age and loses his legs. Now he surviving by selling foods on park and street. Typhoid fever is a major cause of illness in most developing countries, including Bangladesh. A recent estimate found that 22 million new typhoid cases occur each year in the world, with some 200,000 of these resulting in death. Credit: zakir hossain chowdhury zakir/Alamy Live News
DHAKA, BANGLADESH - FEBRUARY 02 : Mohammad Shahjahan 30 a typhoid limping man sellign food in a park in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 02, 2016. Shahjahan suffered typhoid when he was 2 years of age and loses his legs. Now he surviving by selling foods on park and street. Typhoid fever is a major cause of illness in most developing countries, including Bangladesh. A recent estimate found that 22 million new typhoid cases occur each year in the world, with some 200,000 of these resulting in death. Bangladesh is located in a region where typhoid is highly endemic. A review of ICDDR,B Dhaka hospital’s records of typhoid patients admitted from January 2010 to December 2012 showed that typhoid fever is prevalent throughout the year in Dhaka. Young children and young adults are the common sufferers of this illness, while older patients with typhoid fever are rare among the admitted patients in ICDDR,B Dhaka hospital. Vaccination of children at a young age might prevent them from getting this illness.
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