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Typhoid Fever - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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  Spread through a type of bacteria known as Salmonella typhi, typhoid is an enteric fever prevalent in regions with poor sanitation. It causes by contaminated water and food, with its symptoms exhibited gradually. It is recommended to get a widal test done to determine the presence of O and H agglutinins in an individual’s bloodstream. Read on to learn more about typhoid fever:  Symptoms  The signs of typhoid fever are developed gradually. Thus, it is difficult to make an immediate diagnosis of this disease. People who have typhoid show early illness symptoms if they experience high fever, headaches, fatigue, muscle pain, excessive sweating, loss of appetite, acute abdominal pain and rashes. Those who have moved on to the more advanced stage tend to become delirious and feel exhausted with difficulty in making the slightest of movements. In the worst-case scenarios, internal bleeding and perforations in the intestines may develop by the third week of typhoid fever.  Causes The main