Typhoid Fever??

Question

What type of bacteria is it?
What are the symptoms?
How can prevent and treat it?
How long is the recovery period?

Additional Details

What I meant by what type of bacteria is like is it Bacilli, Cocci, or Spirillum... but what you gave me did help! And if you know please please please tell me!!

Answer 1

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Salmonella typhi -- it is a gram-negative bacillus

Answer 2

1) Salmonella typhi
2) Symptoms

* Severe headache
* Fever
* Loss of Appetite
* General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
* Rash (rose spots) appearing on the lower chest and abdomen during the second week of the fever
* Abdominal tenderness
* Constipation, then diarrhea
* Bloody stools
* Slow, sluggish, lethargic
* Fatigue
* Weakness
* Nosebleed
* Chills
* Delirium
* Confusion
* Agitation
* Fluctuating mood
* Difficulty paying attention (attention deficit)
* Hallucinations

3) Treatment

Intravenous fluids and electrolytes may be given. Appropriate antibiotics are given to kill the bacteria. There are increasing rates of antibiotic resistance throughout the world, so the choice of antibiotics should be a careful one.

4) The illness usually resolves in 2 to 4 weeks with treatment.

Source(s):

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print…