People who are actively ill with typhoid fever and people who are carriers of the bacteria that cause typhoid fever can both spread the bacteria to other people. When someone eats or drinks contaminated food or drink, the bacteria can multiply and spread into the bloodstream, causing typhoid fever. Typhoid fever can be a life-threatening disease.
Symptoms of infection include persistent high fever, weakness, stomach pain, headache, diarrhea or constipation, cough, and loss of appetite. People who do not get treatment can continue to have fever for weeks or months. There are fewer antibiotic treatment options as drug-resistant typhoid bacteria has become more common in many parts of the world. Typhoid fever is common in many regions of the world, including parts of East and Southeast Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Typhoid fever is not common in the United States. There are two vaccines to prevent typhoid fever. One is an inactivated killed vaccine and the other is a live, attenuated weakened vaccine. Your health care provider can help you decide which type of typhoid vaccine is best for you.
Routine typhoid vaccination is not recommended in the United States, but typhoid vaccine is recommended for:. In some cases, your health care provider may decide to postpone typhoid vaccination to a future visit. People with minor illnesses, such as a cold, may be vaccinated. People who are moderately or severely ill should usually wait until they recover before getting typhoid vaccine.
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We offer affordable travel vaccinations. There are two different vaccinations for typhoid fever — a single injection or an oral medication. How long the vaccine lasts depends on the vaccine. If you have the typhoid pill inactivated vaccine, then you will need a booster every two years. For the live vaccine injection , a booster is needed every five years. Are you wondering where to find typhoid vaccine locations?
At Statcare in NYC , we offer typhoid vaccines. We are open seven days a week, days a year, including major holidays and weekends. Staffed by trained professionals who have access to state-of-the-art equipment, we can help keep you safe on your next trip. Note: Typhoid vaccination is not funded under the National Immunisation Program NIP , nor by states and territories , but may be covered in part by your health fund Extras cover. Unless you are travelling to a typhoid-prone area overseas, work in the military or a laboratory that works with Salmonella typhi bacteria you generally don't need to be vaccinated in Australia.
The effectiveness of the typhoid vaccines wanes over time so if you have had the injectable version and are at risk of the infection, you need a booster every 3 years. If you had the oral vaccine you need a booster every years depending on initial course of 3 or 4 doses.
The main differences are the duration of coverage and the contraindications or precautions for receiving a live vaccine. See above. Ideally, the typhoid vaccine should be administered at least one month before any travel to endemic areas, however you can get typhoid vaccines closer to the departure date. Infection with Salmonella typhi bacteria causes the disease. An identical illness is caused by infection with Salmonella paratyphi.
Typhoid fever is then known as Enteric Fever. There is some evidence that the oral, live attenuated vaccine may provide some protection against infection from a paratyphi strain, whereas the injectable vaccine does not. In Australia, most cases have been caught overseas by people travelling to endemic parts of the world or areas where there is poor hygiene and from consuming contaminated food or water when visiting developing countries.
With proper antibiotic treatment, people typically improve in a few days and recover after a week or 10 days. Travellers heading to typhoid-endemic regions should visit a travel doctor or GP to discuss typhoid vaccination. In the first stage, there is a headache, malaise and an intermittent fever. The second stage brings a high fever, rash rose spots on the torso , constipation diarrhoea in children and dry cough. Third stage symptoms include a distended stomach, slow heart rate, hallucinations, agitation and drowsiness in turn.
The fourth, toxic stage is characterised by an extremely high fever and rapid pulse, with the risk of complications such as intestinal perforation and peritonitis which can be fatal.
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