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Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella Typhi. [2] [3] Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. [4] [5] Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days. [4]
Adults with malaria tend to experience chills and fever—classically in periodic intense bouts lasting around six hours, followed by a period of sweating and fever relief—as well as headache, fatigue, abdominal discomfort, and muscle pain. [35] Children tend to have more general symptoms: fever, cough, vomiting, and diarrhea. [35]
Treating fever in sepsis, including people in septic shock, has not been associated with any improvement in mortality over a period of 28 days. [95] Treatment of fever still occurs for other reasons. [96] [97] A 2012 Cochrane review concluded that N-acetylcysteine does not reduce mortality in those with SIRS or sepsis and may even be harmful. [98]
Adults with chronic illness that restrict their daily life present with more depression and lower self-esteem than healthy adults and adults with non-restricting chronic illness. [52] The emotional influence of chronic illness also has an effect on the intellectual and educational development of the individual. [ 53 ]
Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. [1] It is used to treat bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, Lyme disease, cholera, typhus, and syphilis. [1]
[29] [30] The classic symptoms include a four-day fever (the four Ds) and the three Cs—cough, coryza (head cold, fever, sneezing), and conjunctivitis (red eyes)—along with a maculopapular rash. [31] Fever is common and typically lasts for about one week; the fever seen with measles is often as high as 40 °C (104 °F). [21]
Ballinasloe (/ ˌ b æ l n ə ˈ s l oʊ / bal-na-SLOH; Irish: Béal Átha na Sluaighe, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the crowds') [10] is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck , evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites.