La Louisiane stretched from the mouth of the Mississippi River to present-day Canada, and approximately covered the present-day U.S. states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Typhoid fever is contracted by drinking or eating the bacteria in contaminated food or water. People with acute illness can contaminate the surrounding water supply through stool, which contains a high concentration of the bacteria. Contamination of the water supply can, in turn, taint the food supply.
A30: It's difficult to be sure if one developed immunity to Typhoid after contracting it. There are several people that get down with Typhoid every year. So it is advised to take Typhoid vaccination if you are susceptible to the disease and take precautions by avoiding contaminated food. Q31: Can I have tea and coffee in Typhoid