The symptom called intestinal hemorrhage occurs in 3rd week of infections
A
AIDS
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B
Typhoid
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C
Malaria
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D
Leprosy
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Solution
The correct option is B Typhoid Typhoid fever is caused by enteroinvasive Gram-negative organism Salmonella typhi. Hemorrhage and intestinal perforation are the two major complications of small intestinal typhoid infection which usually occurs at the 3rd week of illness.