MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL STATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The incubation period in typhoid fever is within:
A
6-25 days
B
6-26 days
C
7-25 days
D
Hatzel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Depending upon bacterial load or to say inoculum size, the typhoid fever incubation period varies from 3 days to 60 days.

Detailed explanation-2: -With treatment, the symptoms of typhoid fever should quickly improve within 3 to 5 days. If typhoid fever isn’t treated, it’ll usually get worse over the course of a few weeks, and there’s a significant risk of life-threatening complications developing.

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