Incidence of Chronic fever in Raigarh Development Block of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, India

The present article is an empirical investigation of the chronic fever in development block of Raigarh of Raigarh District Chhattisgarh, India. Epidemiology is a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of disease in population. The study aims to find out the incidence and distribution of chronic fever. In this retrospective study, laboratory records of patients with chronic fever in hospitals were reviewed. A retrospective study was carried out in various government and private hospitals of development block of Raigarh. Purposive sampling was used for the selection of chronic fever patients in present study and for the collection of secondary data online journals and articles were reviewed. Patients with enteric fever, malaria and dengue were observed. No deaths were reported. Study concludes improved diagnosis for typhoid and vaccination for prevention with enteric fever in Raigarh is needed.