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Sanitation and hygiene are the critical measures that can be taken to prevent typhoid. Typhoid does not affect animals and therefore transmission is only from human to human. Typhoid can only spread in environments where human feces or urine are able to come into contact with food or drinking water. Careful food preparation and washing of hands are crucial to preventing typhoid. There are also two vaccines available to prevent typhoid.
What else can I help you with?
How can your household be safe from contamination if you are a typhoid patient?
Traditionally the typhoid patients have been managed in general ward only. You have to take universal precautions of sanitation and personal hygiene. Typhoid will not be spread to others.
Can you give blood after receiving typhoid vaccine?
No. You do not get gastroenteritis from typhoid vaccination.
Is typhoid caused by a mosquito bite?
Mosquito bite does not give you typhoid. Typhoid is specifically transmitted by fecal oral route.
What is the complete treatment of typhoid?
Treatment of typhoid is complete, when the patient is no more the carrier of typhoid fever. It was a common problem in olden days when chloramphenicol was used to treat the typhoid fever. Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic drug. With the advent of bactericidal drugs, you have less number of carriers of typhoid fever. You have to do repeated culture of stool sample to rule out the carrier stage. Some times the typhoid bacteria is hidden in gall bladder and then you may have to remove the gall bladder. Such precautions are practically never taken in developing countries.
Can typhoid spread?
No, typhoid is spread via the ingestion of food and drink contaminated with fecal matter from an infected individual. if you suspect you have typhoid, please see a doctor.
Who is most likely to get typhoid fever?
it only infects people most commonly in developing countries where sanitation and hygene are poor
What gift does patricia give Frankie in typhoid fever?
poetry book
How common in 1940 typhoid fever?
That is a very intelligent question! Typhoid disappeared from all the developed countries by 1940 by improved sanitation and good personal hygiene. Incidentally they were all Christian countries. Typhoid was rampant in developing countries by that time.
What are Precautions for use of vitamin c?
not to be give to dogs
What countries in Africa is typhoid fever found?
Typhoid fever is found in almost all countries of Africa, except perhaps South Africa.
Can Typhoid be prevented?
the typhoid disease is prevented with a vaccine called typhoid vaccine
How do you use typhoid in a sentence?
She is suffering from typhoid.
