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Enteric (typhoid) fever is an infectious condition assessed by SI. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/; https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoid; https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Enteric%20%20fever; Guideline: WHO typhoid guidance 2018; https://edcd.gov.np
Enteric (typhoid) fever is an infectious condition assessed by SI.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Fever that climbs over several days, headache, weakness, stomach pain, loss of appetite, constipation or diarrhoea, sometimes a rose-coloured rash.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Salmonella Typhi (and Paratyphi) bacteria from food or water contaminated with faeces.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
EMERGENCY, go now: severe or sudden belly pain, vomiting blood, black stools, confusion, very high fever not settling. See a clinician for fever lasting more than 3 days.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Blood culture taken before antibiotics is the reference test. The Widal test is unreliable on its own.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Antibiotics chosen by a clinician based on local resistance patterns; finish the full course. Drug-resistant typhoid is increasing in South Asia. No dosing information is given here.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Safe drinking water (boil, filter or treat), hand washing, well-cooked food, typhoid conjugate vaccine.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Common in Nepal year round, peaking in the pre-monsoon and monsoon months, especially in the Kathmandu valley and Terai. Typhoid conjugate vaccine was added to Nepal's routine immunisation in 2022.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
WHO typhoid guidance 2018
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · US CDC · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
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