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What are the different phases of paratyphoid fever?
Paratyphoid fever has three stages: an early stage marked by high fever; a toxic stage with abdominal pain and intestinal symptoms, and a long period of recovery from fever (defervescence).
What is the first stage of paratyphoid fever?
an early stage marked by high fever
What is the prognosis for paratyphoid fever?
Most patients with paratyphoid fever recover completely, although intestinal complications can result in death. With early treatment, the mortality rate is less than 1%.
What are some ways to prevent paratyphoid fever?
Travelers in countries with high rates of paratyphoid fever should be careful to wash hands before eating and to avoid meat, egg, or poultry dishes unless they have been thoroughly cooked.
What is the second stage of paratyphoid fever?
a toxic stage with abdominal pain and intestinal symptoms
Salmonella typhi AH?
Salmonella Typhi AH is also known as Paratyphoid fever. This is an illness.
What is acute typhoid?
Acute typhoid is very uncommon. But then it is possible to have acute typhoid, when patient gets the loading dose of the bacteria. Usually the fever is paratyphoid fever in such cases.
Are smz-tmp and amoxicillin compatible?
Yes. Both of them are bacteriocidal and can be taken together. Both of them are drug of choice for paratyphoid fever and second drug of choice for typhid fever.
What causes paratyphoid fever?
It can be transmitted from animals or animal products to humans or from person to person.
When is surgery needed for paratyphoid fever?
Patients with intestinal perforation or hemorrhage may need surgery if the infection cannot be controlled by antibiotics.
What is the full form of TAB?
Typhoid-paratyphoid A and B vaccine
What intestinal symptoms can be part of paratyphoid fever?
Patients with intestinal complications have symptoms resembling those of appendicitis: intense cramping pain with soreness in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.
