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Typhoid fever Kiswahili: Homa ya matumbo

From Wikidata and MedlinePlus; a guide, not a diagnosis.

Usual symptoms

  • Headaches
  • Tiredness that rest does not fix
  • Diarrhoea (loose or watery stools)
  • Constipation (hard stools, or fewer than 3 a week)
  • Strong beliefs others say are not true
  • Bradycardia
  • Leukopenia
  • A rash
  • Splenomegaly
  • Vomiting blood or passing black stools
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Looking pale (pale palms, lips or inside the eyelids)
  • A swollen, tight belly
  • Trouble falling or staying asleep
  • Prostration
  • Intestinal perforation
  • A high fever that stays day and night
  • Times of being confused or not fully aware
  • A fever (feeling hot, with chills or sweats)
  • Stomach or belly pain
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weakness

Red ones can be signs of an emergency: get help at once.

Having some of these does not mean you have this condition: many conditions share the same symptoms.

Who to see

  • A clinic for infections

Related health checks

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