Typhoid and paratyphoid symptoms and treatment?

Update Date: 2024-04-08 Source: Network

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Typhoid and paratyphoid are acute digestive tract infectious diseases caused by typhoid and PARATYPHOID BACILLI a, B and C. The disease is distributed in all parts of China, distributed throughout the year, most in summer and autumn, most in children and young adults. Typhoid and paratyphoid symptoms and treatment? Let's talk about it

Typhoid and paratyphoid symptoms and treatment?

The onset of the disease is mostly slow (75% ～ 90%), fever is the earliest symptom, often accompanied by general discomfort, fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat and cough, etc. the disease gradually worsens, and the 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.

The tongue at the tip and the edge of the tongue is red, thick and greasy (so-called typhoid tongue), abdominal discomfort, abdominal distension, constipation, diarrhea in the minority. As the intestinal diseases are mostly in the terminal ileum and ileocecal part, mild tenderness can be found in the right lower abdomen.

Due to the effect of endotoxin of Salmonella typhi on the central nervous system, the patient is in a trance, with apathy, dullness, and hearing loss. In severe cases, delirium, coma or meningeal irritation (virtual meningitis) may occur. These neurological symptoms are gradually recovered with the decrease of body temperature.

matters needing attention

1. Don't eat in stalls or restaurants with poor sanitation. 2. Do not eat raw or semi raw clams, oysters, razor clams and other seafood. 3. Develop good health habits, do not drink raw water, wash hands before and after meals. 4. All patients with unexplained persistent fever should be diagnosed and treated in the hospital in time, so as not to delay the illness. 5. When there are typhoid patients at home and around, we should pay more attention to self-protection. Boiling and soaking in disinfectant can be used to disinfect the articles that may be polluted.