Infectious and parasitic diseases

Salmonellosis

Salmonellosis is an acute zoonotic infectious disease with a fecal-oral mechanism of transmission of the pathogen, characterized by predominant damage to the gastrointestinal tract, the development of intoxication and dehydration.

Paratif

Paratyphoid fever is an acute infectious disease similar in etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, morphology and clinical picture to typhoid fever. Paratyphoid fever is classified as A, B and C.

Prevention of typhoid fever

Specific prevention of typhoid fever and non-specific prevention of typhoid fever are distinguished. According to epidemiological indications (morbidity above 25 per 100 thousand population, travel to countries with high morbidity, constant contact with a carrier of bacteria in conditions conducive to infection), vaccination with typhoid alcohol dry vaccine (tifivak) is carried out.

Treatment of typhoid fever in adults

Modern treatment of typhoid fever is based on the complex use of etiotropic and pathogenetic therapy. According to federal standards, the volume of medical care provided to patients with typhoid fever, the average duration of hospitalization of patients with a mild form is 25 days, moderate - 30 days, severe - 45 days.

Diagnosis of typhoid fever in adults

Diagnosis of typhoid fever is based on epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data. The most informative method of diagnosing typhoid fever is the isolation of the pathogen's blood culture. A positive result can be obtained throughout the febrile period, but more often at the onset of the disease.

Symptoms of typhoid fever in adults

Typhoid fever has an incubation period of 3 to 21 days, usually 9-14 days, depending on the dose of the infective agent, its virulence, the route of infection (shorter in the case of foodborne and longer in the case of infection through water and direct contact) and the state of the macroorganism, after which symptoms of typhoid fever appear.

What causes typhoid fever in adults?

The pathogenesis of typhoid fever is characterized by cyclicity and the development of certain pathophysiological and morphological changes. Infection occurs through the mouth, and the primary site of localization of pathogens is the digestive tract. It should be especially noted that infection does not always lead to the development of the disease.

Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever is an acute anthroponous infectious disease with a fecal-oral transmission mechanism, characterized by a cyclical course, intoxication, bacteremia and ulcerative lesions of the lymphatic apparatus of the small intestine.

What causes meningeal syndrome?

Meningeal syndrome may be caused by an inflammatory process caused by various microbial flora (meningitis, meningoencephalitis) or non-inflammatory lesions of the meninges. In these cases, the term "meningism" is used. In the case of inflammation, the etiologic factor may be bacteria (bacterial meningitis), viruses (viral meningitis), fungi (fungal meningitis), protozoa (toxoplasma, amoeba).

Meningeal syndrome

Meningeal syndrome is a symptom complex reflecting diffuse lesions of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. Meningeal syndrome can be caused by an inflammatory process caused by various microbial flora (meningitis, meningoencephalitis) or non-inflammatory lesions of the membranes of the brain. In these cases, the term "meningism" is used.