Question

Application based questions:
A patient showed symptoms of sustained high fever, stomach pain and constipation, but no blood clot in stools. Name the disease and its pathogen. Write the diagnostic test for the disease. How does the disease get transmitted?

Answer 1

Hint: Diseases can be caused by various types of pathogens. The pathogens include bacteria, virus, fungi, etc. Disease caused by these pathogens can cause symptoms like fever, vomiting, and gastrointestinal problems. The typhoid is caused by the bacterium.

Complete answer:
The name of the disease is typhoid. It is caused by the pathogen Salmonella typhi. It is the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium. It is the bacterial infection that can lead to a high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. It can be fatal.
If the person is suffering from high fever, stomach pain and constipation, but no blood clot in stools then the widal test should be done to check whether the person is suffering from fever. The widal test is the diagnostic test for the typhoid.
Typhoid can be transmitted from contaminated food and drinking water by the flies. It is mostly found in the unhygienic areas. Typhoid can also transmit from the carriers who do not know that they carry the bacteria. These carriers do not show any symptoms. The incubation time of the bacterium is 1 to 3 weeks in the intestine.

Note: There are around 5,700 cases of typhoid found in the United States. Traveling to the foreign countries spread this disease globally. Approximately 21.5 million people a year get infected from the typhoid infection. Early diagnosis can be very effective; it can be cured completely with antibiotics. Animals are not affected by this bacterium. It is only transmitted from human to human.