It is unclear when the expression Christmas tree bill was coined and by whom, but in 1956 Time Magazine published an article entitled The Christmas Tree Bill. The story was about a farm bill to which more than one hundred amendments were introduced.
In response to an infection, illness, or some other cause, the hypothalamus may reset the body to a higher temperature. Although the most common causes of fever are common infections such as colds and gastroenteritis, other causes include: Infections of the ear, lung, skin, throat, bladder, or kidney.
Typhoid fever facts. 1  Typhoid fever usually is caused by Salmonellae typhi bacteria. 2  Typhoid fever is contracted by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. 3  Diagnosis of typhoid fever is made when the Salmonella bacteria is detected with a stool culture.  Typhoid fever is treated with antibiotics.