TYPHOID FEVER
Typhoid fever Introduction A form of enteric fever with over million of new cases per year all over the world and more than 100,000 death case per year. It is very common in developing region of the world and reduction in developed countries. Presenting Complaint; Typhoid Fever complaints Abdominal pain, Elevated temperature, Headache Definition of Enteric fever It is an acute systemic disease characterized by fever, headache and abdominal discomfort. The enteric fever has the following forms; Typhoid fever, a typical form and most commonly encounter enteric fever worldwide and is caused by salmonella typhi, while the less commonly encounter and of less severity form are the paratyphoid A, B, C. Man is the only natural host and transmitted via contaminated food and water with the incubation period of 10 -14 days. Mechanism of acquiring Typhoid Fever (summ...