BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
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Release of Haemozoin causes chill and fever
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Rupture of RBC is associated with release of haemozoin
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parasites initially multiply in liver cells then attack red blood cells
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the disease is Typhoid
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Detailed explanation-1: -(I) Salmonella typhi is the pathogenic bacteria which enter human body through contaminated food and water and migrate to other organs through blood from intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever have similar symptoms. People usually have a sustained fever that can be as high as 103–104°F (39–40°C). A sustained fever is a fever that does not come and go. Some people with typhoid fever or paratyphoid fever develop a rash of flat, rose-colored spots.
Detailed explanation-3: -Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi cause enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) characterized by high fever, abdominal pains, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea followed by constipation and rashes lasting for several weeks or months.
Detailed explanation-4: -Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls Tuberculosis – Can present as a prolonged febrile illness; diarrhea (and dysentery) is not expected. Endemic typhus – May be difficult to distinguish from typhoid fever. Bacterial abscess – Can present as a prolonged febrile illness.