Typhoid fever

Salmonella is the name of a group of bacteria. In the United States, it is a common cause of foodborne illness. Salmonella occurs in raw poultry, eggs, beef, and sometimes on unwashed fruit and vegetables. You also can get infected after handling pets, especially reptiles like snakes, turtles, and lizards.Symptoms includeFeverDiarrheaAbdominal crampsHeadachePossible nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetiteSymptoms usually last 4-7 days. Your health care provider diagnoses the infection with a stool test. Most people get better without treatment. Infection can be more serious in older adults, infants, and people with chronic health problems. If Salmonella gets into the bloodstream, it can be serious. The usual treatment is antibiotics.Typhoid fever, a more serious disease caused by Salmonella, is not common in the United States. It frequently occurs in developing countries.NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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Dr. Anil Tabiyar

Psychiatry

25 year old lady

One patient developed symptoms 6 months ago, when her mom had typhoid fever and the symptoms gradually increased as she ate less talking and sat alone longer and did not go out of the house and sometimes talked alone. She jumped on the for...See More

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Dr. P Rathinavel Pavi

General Practice

31y/f.housewife C/o Food intake after 2 hrs start epigastric and umblical region burnning sensation since for 3 month.h/o typhoid fever since 3 month ago. No h/o dm htn etc. Vital normal appitite increase Stool normal Abdomen normal Mild ...See More

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