Fever Enteric/Ever

Enteric/Ever fever are synonymous names for paratyphoid fever and typhoid fever. Enteric fever is caused by the bacteria Salmonella enterica, which enters the body through contaminated food or water. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache and general weakness. Diagnosis is made based on blood and stool tests. Treatment consists of taking antibiotics, as well as maintenance therapy to restore water and electrolyte balance. Prevention includes good hygiene, hand washing and careful cooking of food.

Since August 1918, a new diagnosis of “enteric fever” was introduced, which in the past was attributed to paratyphoid and typhus. Currently, this group of diseases includes typhoid diseases, salmonellosis, shigellosis and some other painful forms of diarrheagenic infections. According to available information, one year before the war in the USSR, only 3.9 million cases of typhoid diseases were registered with a mortality rate of about 30 thousand, or 7.6 patients per thousand cases.