Common typhoid symptoms?

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Typhoid caused by Salmonella typhi, in typhoid epidemic season and area, patients have persistent high fever (40-41 ℃) for more than 1-2 weeks, and appear special toxic face, relatively slow pulse, skin rosette, hepatosplenomegaly, peripheral blood leukocyte count is low, eosinophils disappear, there are typhoid cells (ring cells) in bone marrow, which can be clinically diagnosed as typhoid. Common typhoid symptoms? Let's talk about it

Common typhoid symptoms?

It is equivalent to the first week of the course of disease. The onset is mostly slow. Fever is the earliest symptom, often accompanied by general discomfort, fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat and cough. The patient's condition gradually worsens, and the body temperature rises in a ladder shape, reaching 39-40 ℃ in 5-7 days. Before fever, there may be chills and less shivering, and sweating is not significant when fever subsides.

In the third to fourth week of the course of disease, the body's resistance to Salmonella typhi gradually increased, body temperature fluctuated and began to decline, appetite gradually improved, abdominal distension gradually disappeared, and splenomegaly began to retract. However, there is a risk of intestinal bleeding or perforation in this period, so we should pay special attention to it.

From the end of the 4th week, the body temperature returned to normal, appetite improved, and generally recovered to health in about 1 month. It is equivalent to the second to third week of the course of the disease, and often has typical manifestations of typhoid, which is helpful for the diagnosis.

matters needing attention

Typhoid, paratyphoid A and paratyphoid B triple vaccine is not ideal, and it is not used as routine immunization. There are different opinions on emergency immunization in outbreak areas, which may have a certain role in controlling the epidemic, It has been approved for use in the United States in 1989, with less adverse reactions and certain protective effects.