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Infectious & ParasiticModerateContagious
Typhoid
General Medicine · Infectious & Parasitic
Moderate
Severity
Common in India — an estimated several million cases occur annually, particularly in areas with unsafe water supply
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
General Medicine
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment relies on a course of targeted antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones
- 2azithromycin
- 3or third-generation cephalosporins
- 4selected based on local resistance patterns and confirmed by blood culture sensitivity testing. Supportive care with hydration
- 5rest
- 6and nutritional support is essential alongside antibiotic therapy. Severe cases with intestinal perforation or significant bleeding require surgical intervention and hospitalisation.
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