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Lucy Farrell

Typhoid could be latest medical risk to UK as strains build tolerance to antibiotics

Typhoid could be the next medical crisis in store for the UK, as the ancient illness is building a resistance to the medication that treats it.

The highly contagious bacterial infection has been around for more than 1,000 years and antibiotics are the only way to effectively treat Typhoid.

But researchers say the Typhoid bacterium is evolving to become more drug-resistant, Wales Online reports.

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