Symptoms of senile typhoid fever

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The typhoid disease that people are infected with in life is actually an infectious disease, which can be transmitted to the people who come into contact with the patient's secretions. For example, patients and carriers are the source of infection of typhoid disease. Patients from the incubation period can start to carry bacteria from the stool, so the entire course of typhoid is infectious, especially when the onset of half a month to a month when the most infectious. After the patient or carrier's stool, urine and some secretions are discharged, they can contaminate water or food. These components can be transmitted by different routes. All people can be susceptible. But what are the symptoms of the disease. Now let's talk about it.

Symptoms of senile typhoid fever

People infected with typhoid fever are regardless of age. Not only children can be infected with the disease, but also middle-aged and elderly people can get the disease. There are also differences in people's constitution and the degree of infection. Therefore, there are some differences in symptoms. Generally mild typhoid patients, after the onset of systemic symptoms are not particularly serious, and the course of disease is relatively short, generally within half a month can be cured. However, for the outbreak of typhoid, the onset is particularly acute, but the symptoms of toxic blood are serious, as well as the fear of cold, fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea. There is often a marked rash.

The older the child is, the more similar the clinical manifestation is to that of an adult. However, if the child is too young, the symptoms will be atypical. The symptoms of school-age children are similar to those of adults, most of which are acute onset, persistent fever, not only loss of appetite, but also abdominal pain and constipation. In addition to drowsiness, they are usually irritable. However, the general course of typhoid fever in children is relatively short, generally two weeks to three weeks can be naturally cured. However, the onset of typhoid fever in infants is particularly acute, and it will be accompanied by vomiting after the onset. It is obvious that there are convulsions and fever, and it will be complicated with bronchitis or pneumonia.

However, typhoid fever in the elderly is also a common type of injury. The elderly who are infected and injured usually do not have high fever, and the symptoms are not particularly obvious. However, the elderly patients often show special weakness. During this period of time, they are prone to develop bronchopneumonia and cardiac insufficiency, and there will be continuous intestinal dysfunction, If the treatment is not timely, there will be serious consequences. It is especially harmful to health.

matters needing attention

Typhoid, paratyphoid A and paratyphoid B vaccine is not suitable for routine immunization. There are different opinions on emergency immunization in outbreak areas, which may play a role in controlling epidemic. Ty21a oral live attenuated vaccine was approved for application in the United States in 1989, The adverse reaction is less, and it has a certain protective effect.