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[|Human|] Hi Doctor, My son was suffering from typhoid fever 10 days back. He has full medication regarding the fever and it went off. Now again from 2 days he was suffering from cold and cough and now from 1 day he is having fever which is varying from 98 to 101. Is there a chance that typhoid came back. Shell I give him meftal p
[|AI|]  Hi, thank you for posting your query here.  Since he has cough and cold, it is more likely that the fever he is having now is a viral fever, unrelated to typhoid. If he has abdominal pain, loose stools or vomiting with very less appetite and prolonged fever more than 3 days, I would advise you to do a blood culture and give the same antibiotic used to treat the typhoid, for at least 7 days. Meftal is not advisable for fever as it can cause severe abdominal pain and vomiting. Paracetamol is sufficient. Hope this helps, and he gets well soon. Take care