What is typhoid fever and what are the symptoms?

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Typhoid as a common disease, although its own impact on the health of patients is relatively small, but it can cause some serious complications, the threat to the health of patients is very big, so for typhoid this disease, we should also pay attention to, strive to appear as soon as possible and actively treat the disease, then, typhoid is what disease, what is the symptom? Let's talk about it

What is typhoid fever and what are the symptoms?

1) Initial stage: equivalent to the first week. The onset of the disease is mostly slow. Fever is the earliest symptom, often accompanied by general discomfort, fatigue, loss of appetite, headache, abdominal discomfort, etc. The patient's condition gradually worsened, and the body temperature increased in a ladder shape, reaching 39-40 ℃ in 5-7 days. Before fever, there may be chills, few chills and little sweating. At the end of this period, the enlarged spleen and liver were often palpable.

(2) Polar phase: the second to third week of the course. It is often accompanied with typical manifestations of typhoid fever, and complications such as intestinal bleeding and perforation also occur in this stage. In this period, the disease has been fully demonstrated.

(3) Remission stage: 3-4 weeks. Body temperature began to fluctuate and gradually decreased. Patients still feel weak, appetite began to recover, abdominal distension reduced. The enlarged spleen retracted and tenderness decreased. All kinds of complications may occur in this stage, including intestinal bleeding, intestinal perforation and other serious complications.

matters needing attention

Typhoid vaccination can protect the susceptible people to a certain extent. The effect of typhoid, paratyphoid A and B vaccine is not ideal, and the reaction is also large, so it is not used as routine immunoprophylaxis