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Typhoid fever



Salmonella typhi organism
Salmonella typhi organism
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Typhoid fever

Alternative Names:

Enteric fever
Symptoms:
  • 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

Signs and tests:



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