It is November in Islamabad and someone at home has had fever for two days. Your khala on the phone is sure it is dengue because of the mosquitoes, your neighbour says it looks like typhoid, and the medical store uncle is ready with a strip of antibiotics. Everyone has an opinion, and the person with the fever just wants to feel better. Dengue symptoms and typhoid symptoms can look alike in the first few days. In Urdu, dengue is called ڈینگی بخار (dengue bukhar) and typhoid is known as میعادی بخار (miyadi bukhar). Both are common in Pakistan, both…