What is typhoid fever

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Typhoid fever is a word often used in traditional Chinese medicine. Some people may think that someone who has a bad cold, has a fever for a long time, or has a sudden cold and heat is typhoid fever. In fact, it is not. Typhoid fever is a disease that can only be caused by a bacterial infection called typhoid bacilli. Let's talk about what typhoid fever is.

What is typhoid fever

First: 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 hemogram, low white blood cell count, eosinophilic granulocyte disappearance, bone marrow with typhoid cells (ring cells), can be clinically diagnosed as typhoid .

Second: the initial stage 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.

Third: it is equivalent to the second to third week of the course of disease, and often has typical manifestations of typhoid, which is helpful for the diagnosis. The remission period is equivalent to the third to fourth week of the course of the disease. The body's resistance to Salmonella typhi gradually increases, body temperature fluctuates and begins to decline, appetite gradually improves, abdominal distension gradually disappears, and splenomegaly begins to retract. However, there is a risk of intestinal bleeding or perforation in this period, so we should pay special attention to it. Convalescence, the course of disease from the end of the fourth week, body temperature returned to normal, appetite improved, generally in a month or so completely recovered.

matters needing attention

After this popular science, you must have known what sentimentality is. Once you are infected, you should go to the hospital in time. Pay attention to your eating habits, be careful that the disease comes from your mouth, and eat more fruits and vegetables. Of course, you must clean it thoroughly. After all, the vitality of Salmonella typhi is relatively strong.