Typhoid fever

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Typhoid fever

• Severe headache
• Fever
• Loss of Appetite
• General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
• Rash (rose spots) appearing on the lower chest and abdomen during the second week of the fever
• Abdominal tenderness
• Constipation, then diarrhea
• Bloody stools
• Slow, sluggish, lethargic
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Nosebleed
• Chills
• Delirium
• Confusion
• Agitation
• Fluctuating mood
• Difficulty paying attention (attention deficit)
• Hallucinations

• An elevated white blood cell count in blood
• A blood culture during first week of the fever can show S. typhi bacteria
• A stool culture
• An ELISA test on urine may show Vi antigen specific for the bacteria
• A platelet count (decreased platelets )
• A fluorescent antibody study (demonstrates Vi antigen, which is specific for typhoid)

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