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Question
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?
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Solution
Typhoid is caused by a bacterium, Salmonella typhi; the Widal test is used to diagnose it, and it is spread by food and water contaminated by flies.
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