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There are two basic actions you can take to protect yourself from typhoid.
- Avoid risky foods & drinks like junk food and street food.
- Get vaccinated against typhoid fever.
It may come as a surprise to you, but keeping a watch on what you eat and drink when you travel is as important as being vaccinated. This is because the vaccines are not completely effective. Avoiding risky foods will also help protect you from other illnesses, including travelers' diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, and hepatitis A. Read more about information that is readily available on a second opinion site.
What else can I help you with?
Is typhoid fever transferable?
Typhoid fever transfer from one person to other by fecal/oral route.
What the treatment for typhoid fever?
You have ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone injections, azithromycin and chloramphenicol to treat the typhoid fever. One of the above drug can treat the typhoid fever.
Where does typhoid fever hide?
It is fairly common to have typhoid bacteria in your stool for one or two weeks after you get the typhoid fever. Most chronic carriers have got the typhoid bacteria in their gall bladder. They pass them via stool, periodically.
What medicine cures Typhoid Fever?
Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella typhus, and is typically treated with general supportive care (fluids, nutritional support, etc.) and antibiotics.
What was the single greatest cause of deaths of confederate and union soldiers?
I think Red Fever, Or Typhoid fever. Either one.
Which one of Abraham Lincoln's sons died of typhoid fever?
William Wallace Lincoln died of Typhiod fever in the White House in Feb 1862
How did Willie Lincoln die?
Typhoid fever seems the mostly cause of Willie's death.
What is the vaccine for typhoid?
You have two types of vaccines for typhoid fever. One is made from live attenuated bacteria. This vaccine is for oral use. Another vaccine is given by injection route. That is made from capsular polysaccharide of the typhoid bacteria.
How did she get the typhoid fever?
She came from Scotland and like most of such ladies joined the job of housekeeping. Mary joined the job of cooking, because that was better paid job. She was one of the asymptomatic carrier of typhoid and she did not remembered to be ill with typhoid.
Why widal test appears negative in first week of typhoid fever?
In Widal test, you measure the antibodies. It takes minimum one week to develop the antibodies of typhoid bacteria.
How many people died from getting typhoid fever during the Oregon trail?
During the Oregon Trail migration in the mid-1800s, it is estimated that around 5,000 to 10,000 pioneers died from various diseases, including typhoid fever. Typhoid fever was one of the many illnesses that affected travelers due to poor sanitation and contaminated water sources along the trail. While exact numbers for typhoid specifically are hard to pinpoint, it was a significant cause of mortality during this period.
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.
