Table 1.
Signs and symptoms of cases of fever of at least one week duration by timing of onset (N = 103), ward 1 of South Dumdum Municipality, "North 24 Parganas" district, West Bengal, India, February–May 2007
| Early 1 (n = 43) |
Late 2 (n = 60) |
Total | ||||
| Characteristics | # | % | # | % | Number | Proportion (%) |
| Malaise | 43 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
| Headache | 39 | 91 | 55 | 92 | 94 | 91 |
| Anorexia | 40 | 93 | 53 | 88 | 93 | 90 |
| Cough | 7 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Constipation | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Diarrhea | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Hospitalized | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Rash over trunk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Death | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1Before 1 April 2007
21 April 2007 and after