A doctor assumed that a patient is suffering from typhoid. His assumption is based on which of the following signs/symptoms of the patient?
(i) Sustained high fever (39 to 40^oC)
(ii) Hoarseness of voice
(iii) Constipation and loss of appetite
(iv) Bluish lips and fingernails

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(i) and (iii)

(ii) and (iv)

(i) and (iv)

(ii) and (iii)

answer is A.

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Sustained high fever (39⁰C to 40⁰C), weakness, stomach pain, constipation, headache and loss of appetite are some of the common symptoms of typhoid fever. Intestinal perforation and death may occur in severe cases. Fever, chills, cough, and headache, and fluid-filled alveoli are the symptoms of pneumonia. The lips and finger nails may turn grey to bluish in colour in severe cases of pneumonia.

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