typhoid fever; TCM cold syndrome
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typhoid fever; acute infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi
technicalCharacterized by sustained fever of 39–40°C, slow pulse, splenomegaly, leukopenia, and rose spots on the abdomen.
He contracted typhoid fever and is receiving isolated treatment in the hospital.
Symptoms of typhoid include sustained high fever, rose spots, and splenomegaly.
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In some developing countries, typhoid remains a common infectious disease.
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cold damage; external cold syndrome (TCM)
technicalIn Traditional Chinese Medicine, refers to diseases caused by external cold pathogens, characterized by fever, aversion to cold without sweating, headache, and stiff neck. Distinct from the modern medical term typhoid.
Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage is one of the classic works of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Traditional Chinese Medicine holds that cold damage is caused by external cold evil, and treatment should focus on inducing sweating to release the exterior.
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The patient presents with aversion to cold without sweating, headache, and stiff neck, belonging to the Taiyang cold damage pattern.