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Pawpaw seed is a remedy for Typhoid fever, claims a post on the Nigeria-based Facebook page SURE TRUTH , which has more than 700,000 members. In case you suffer from Typhoid fever, no matter how long or chronic, just chew a handful of fresh ripe pawpaw seed and that will be the end of the ailment, the post reads . It is so effective and works very fast. Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection that can cause diarrhoea and vomiting. It is highly contagious, and can be deadly. Pawpaw is a fruit also known as papaya. But will chewing the fruit’s seeds really cure typhoid fever? Not scientifically proven This remedy has not been scientifically proven. I wouldn’t advise anyone to try it, Janet Olaitan, a professor of microbiology at Nigeria’s Osun State University , told Africa Check. Such traditional treatments should be avoided. They do more harm than good to the body. Visit a hospital to get proper treatment for typhoid fever. A doctor would recommend the right antibiotics to treat this ailment. Tanimola Akande , a p rofessor of public health at the University of Ilorin , told us that for orthodox medicine, there is no scientific evidence for this claim .
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