Typhoid fever: Description Typhoid fever is a severe diarrheal disease caused by bacteria. Doctors distinguish between typhoid fever (typhus abdominalis) and typhoid-like disease (paratyphoid fever). Every year, about 22 million people worldwide contract typhoid fever; the number of deaths is estimated at 200,000 per year. Children between the ages of five and twelve are most … Typhoid: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
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Symptoms Possible symptoms include: Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting (vomiting diarrhea). Inflammation of the intestine (enteritis) Abdominal pain, headache Slight fever, feeling sick The disease usually lasts about a week. Possible complications include dehydration and invasive infection with bacteria in the blood. Causes The cause of the disease is infection of the small intestine with rod-shaped bacteria … Salmonellosis
Symptoms Acute diarrhea is defined as frequent bowel movements with a liquid or mushy stool consistency (≥ 3 voidings within 24 hours, stool weight > 200 g/day). It usually does not last longer than a week and often passes on its own. If it lasts longer than two weeks, it is referred to as a … Acute Diarrhea
Products Vaccines are mainly sold as injectables. Some are also taken perorally as oral vaccines, for example, in the form of capsules (typhoid vaccine) or as a suspension for oral administration (rotavirus). Monopreparations and combination preparations are commercially available. Vaccines, with few exceptions, are stored in a refrigerator at a temperature of 2 to 8 … Vaccines
Background Medicines are usually stored at room temperature between 15 to 25 °C (sometimes up to 30 °C). However, for relatively many drugs, storage in the refrigerator at a temperature between 2 to 8 °C is mandatory. Why? At a low temperature, the molecular movement and reactivity of the compounds is reduced, germ growth is … Store Cool
Products Typhoid vaccine is commercially available in many countries in the form of enteric-coated capsules (Vivotif) and has been licensed since 1980. The capsules must be stored in a refrigerator between 2-8°C. Injectable Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine (Typhim Vi) and Vivotif L, a liquid preparation of Vivotif, are not available in many countries but can … Typhoid Vaccination
Symptoms After an incubation period of 7-14 (up to 60) days, the following symptoms appear, initially resembling influenza: Fever Headache Irritative cough Feeling sick, tiredness Muscle pain Abdominal pain, diarrhea in adults, constipation in children. Rash on the abdomen and chest. Swelling of the spleen and liver Slow pulse There are numerous known possible complications. … Typhoid
Definition Paratyphoid fever is an infectious disease caused by a certain type of Salmonella bacteria. It is mainly caused by disorders of the digestive tract with severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Slight fever and rashes also occur rarely. The diagnosis is made by detecting the pathogen in blood and stool samples. Treatment consists … Paratyphoid
Course of disease The course of paratyphoid fever is usually quite mild. In contrast to the often more severe typhoid fever, the symptoms of paratyphoid fever are often only mild. The fever is usually not higher than 39°C. The digestive tract is particularly affected, which manifests itself in diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Apart from this, … Course of disease | Paratyphoid
Causes Paratyphoid fever is an infectious disease that is transmitted and triggered by a pathogen. This pathogen is a specific type of salmonella bacteria (Salmonella paratyphi), which can be transmitted in various ways. These include eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water. The bacteria can also be transmitted from person to person. When the salmonella … Causes | Paratyphoid
Their names are “Salmonella typhi” and “Salmonella enteridis” and they are always at the top of the list of the usual suspects when an epidemic breaks out. This is because the pathogens that cause typhoid fever abdominalis and the weakened form of paratyphoid fever prefer to live in feces – typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever … Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever
