The year 1903, April 14 became a significant moment in the world history and it also enriched the history of the world health inventions. Nipped from the humble streets of New York, Harry Plotz, a young American bacteriologist penned his name on the history books by coming up with the first vaccine against typhoid fever. But the invention of the vaccine was not going to inspire the end of typhoid fever. With a century having elapsed from the time, typhoid fever has remained to be one of the least dreaded but underrated diseases in Kenya and beyond. The findings of this study unearth the complexities that have impeded on the quest to treat typhoid fever.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2017 09:56 UTC