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Compare and contrast typhoid fever and salmonellosis.
TYPHOID FEVER- It is caused by bacteria named salmonella typhi. It is a serious health disease especially to children .It spreads through like contaminated food ,and water or with close contact to infected person. Signs and symptoms appear one to three weeks after exposure to the disease.
Signs and symptoms are as fever,headache,weakness and fatigue ,muscle aches,dry cough,abdominal pain ,rashes,loss of appetite and weight,diarrhea etc
.Vaccines are available for this disease but they are also partially effective.
SALMONELLOSIS:- It is deddefias a disease caused by bacteria salmonella.This bacteria causes upset stomach,diarrhea,fever,pain and cramps in belly . It causes food poisoning.It grows quickly in summer like in higher temperature ,when food was not in refrigerator.It lived in the intestine of people and in their faeces.It spreads through contaminated food and water.
INFECTION OCCURS BY:-
Raw and undercooked food,raw fruits and vegetables, undercooked eggs, unpasteurized milk
Children and old people with weak immune system mostly affected by this disease.
Its symptoms :-These occur between 12 to 36 hours after exposure and lasts from 2 to 7 days.
Cramps in belly,blood poop,cold and chills,fever,headache, upset stomach, diarrhea .
*Salmonella typhi caused entetic fever which is associated with fever and abdominal pain whereas non typhoidal salmonella causes gastroenteritis.Typhoid fever is caused by salmonella typhi but salmonella typhi is responsible for salmonellosis.(intestinal infection) . They are related but not the same.