TYPHOID
TYPHOID
Food and water with bacteria in it cause typhoid fever.
Close contact with a person who is carrying the salmonella typhi bacteria also
can cause typhoid fever symptoms include
- High fever
- Headache
- Stomach pain
- Constipation and diarrhea
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms are likely to start slowly often showing up 1 to 3
weeksafter exposure to the bacteria
- Fever
- Chills
- Headache
- Weakness and fatique
- Muscle aches
- Stomach pain
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Rashes
- Vomiting
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
- Widal test
TREATMENT
The only effective treatment for typhoid is antibiotics.
Doctors most commonly use ciprofloxacin and other antibiotics such as
- Chloramphenicol
- Ampicillin
- sulfamethoxazole
DR. SHAHRAM
MIAHS Paramedical Institute
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