Question

The rash seen in the typhoid patients is referred to as:
A) Tomato spots
B) Dew drops spots
C) Flame spots
D) Rose spots

Answer 1

Typhoid is a bacterial infectious disease which can lead to high fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. It is caused by bacteria Salmonella typhi through contaminated food and water.

Complete Answer:

1. Typhoid is a bacterial infectious disease which can spread through contaminated food and water. The symptoms of this disease are high fever, vomiting, and rashes in the body. The disease occurs in stages lasting about a week.
   (I) In the first week- Body temperature rises slowly and fever fluctuations are seen.
   (II) In the second week- Tiredness and high fever is seen in patients. Rashes or rose spots which are small pinkish appear in the chest and abdomen for 3-4 days.
   (III) In the third week- Very high fever, low platelet count, respiratory symptoms can be seen.
   The disease can be diagnosed by Widal test. The test is usually negative in the first week or during the first stage.

2. Tomato spots- caused due to bacterial disease in tomatoes.

3. Dew drops spots- Spots in the dewdrop plants due to bacterial infection.

4. Flame spots- caused due to Infectious disease in pine trees.

Thus the correct answer is (D). The rash seen in typhoid patients is the rose spots.

Note: Oral Rehydration therapy and antibiotics are taken as courses of treatment. If treated properly, the disease is not fatal. The typhoid vaccine is administered in those places which are prone to salmonella infection.