What causes typhoid to last more than a month?
Patient: My grandmother is suffering from typhoid and its been a month or more(40 days). She has still suffering from fever 98-101 and it inceases in the evening. What can be the reason...her condition is better than before but how can she recover completely.?Thank for the suggestion in advance. Doctor: Thanks for posting you query to health care magic. Typhoid is a bacterial illness ,we acquire it by contaminated food or water . These bacteria spread through blood to bone marrow, liver, gallblader ,lymph node and other organ .Hence complete cure require a course of antibiotic with other supportive measures. First you shoud undergo 1. widal test for blod. 2. Blood culture and sensitivity testing .3. Stol culture for salmonella . After these report you can take antibiotics as per sensitivity . Review me with these report so that I will suggest you complete reatment . hope you are satisfied with my answer .  feel free to communicate if any query . regards, Dr.Manish Purohit Infectious disease specialist