Dengue and Typhoid Co-infection– Study from a Government Hospital in North Delhi

Development of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in a Patient within 2 Weeks of Contemporaneous Infection of Typhoid Fever and Primary Dengue Fever

“…9 A study from North Dilhi, India reported co-infection of dengue fever with enteric fever in 11 cases (11/141: 7.8%). 10 But the route of spreading infection is totally different with each other's. The dengue virus is a RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family and transmitted to humans mainly by bite of infected female Aedis aegypti and Aedis albopictus.…”

Dengue Typhoid Co-infection: a New Threat

“…In typhoid fever, a dull, continuous frontal headache beginning during the first few days of fever along with gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea and constipation. 7 It is a known fact that bacterial infections follow viral diseases especially in upper respiratory diseases, the effect of one disease over the other is not exactly known in dengue-typhoid co-infections. 8 The reasons for bacterial co-infections in some patients with dengue are also not yet fully known.…”

“…7 It is a known fact that bacterial infections follow viral diseases especially in upper respiratory diseases, the effect of one disease over the other is not exactly known in dengue-typhoid co-infections. 8 The reasons for bacterial co-infections in some patients with dengue are also not yet fully known. It is known that dengue virus can cause a diminished T cell proliferation in response to mitogens in vitro.…”

Case Report: Typhoid Fever and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis Presenting Concomitantly in an Indian Immigrant

“…There are reports of dual infections, most of them regarding patients with malaria, 14-17 leptospirosis, 5,15,18 and dengue fever 18,19 accompanied with other diseases. Concurrent typhoid fever and other infections were reported from Nepal, 5,18 India, [19][20][21] Bangladesh, 22 and Egypt.…”