This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Bacteria, Subject name: Microbiology
Pea-soup stool is characteristically seen in: 
Select and explain. 
A. Cholera, B. Botulism, C. Typhoid, D. Polio
C: Typhoid
Answer: C: Typhoid 
Explanation: Ans. is 'c' i.e., Typhoid Pea-soup stool - It is khaki-green, slimy stools typically occurs in a week of typhoid fever, at which point the patients are in toxic state and at greatest risk for the intestinal perforation and hemorrhage.Extra edge point - Similar stools occur in Enteropathogenic E. coli infection of infants.