Typhoid

Typhoid is a bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body, affecting many organs. Without prompt treatment, it can cause serious complications and can be fatal. It's caused by a bacterium called Salmonella typhi, which is related to the bacteria that cause salmonella food poisoning.
People who drink contaminated water or eat food washed in contaminated water can develop typhoid. Other ways typhoid can be contracted include: using a toilet contaminated with bacteria and touching your mouth before washing your hands or eating seafood from a water source contaminated by infected poo or pee.
Symptoms

Fever

  • Rising

  • With chills

  • Greater than or equal to 38°C (100.4°F), Less than 38°C (100.4°F)

  • Lasting 4 weeks or more

common

Fatigue

common

Excessive sweating

common

Feel like vomiting

or Poor appetite

common

Sore abdomen

  • All abdomen

or Abdominal pain

  • Crampy

  • In the upper right region

  • Nonspecific, non-focal

common

Abdominal bloating

common

Difficulty passing stool

common

Confusion

common

Diarrhea

  • Bloody, Large quantity, Watery

Red lesions filled with pus

  • At back, Chest

or Skin rash and redness

  • At abdomen, At back, At chest

  • Non pruritic

Headache

  • Throbbing

  • Frontal region

  • Occurs or worsens with bending down

Cough with mucus or without mucus

  • Dry

Sense of incomplete emptying of urine

Abnormally rapid breathing

Yellow eyes or skin

Weight loss

Risk factors

Area of poor sanitation

or Consumption of contaminated food or water

Contact with a known typhoid case

Treatment
Typhoid requires prompt treatment with antibiotics. If typhoid fever is diagnosed early, the infection is likely to be mild and can usually be treated at home with a 7- to 14-day course of antibiotic tablets. More severe typhoid fever usually requires admission to the hospital so antibiotic injections can be given. With prompt antibiotic treatment, most people will start to feel better within a few days and serious complications are very rare.
Recommended specialist

If you have Typhoid, then a visit to an infectious disease specialist is highly recommended.

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