Typhoid is an infection that is stimulated by the bacterium Salmonella typhi which can result in high fever, vomiting, and Diarrhea. It is usually caused by an unhygienic environment and food. The bacterium survives into the intestine and travels through the bloodstream of the body. It circulates by direct contact from one person to another through feces. It is only circulated among humans. Firstly, it enters through the mouth and gradually it can spread throughout the entire body if left untreated. The consequences can be quite grievous.
What are the symptoms of typhoid? You can observe some weird signs of fever and rashes within six to thirty days. Typhoid causes high fever in a gradual process which ranges 104°F. Other signs of typhoid are:
Sweating
Dry cough
Not feeling hungry
Swollen stomach
Abdominal pain
Constipation
Headaches
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Confusions
In severe cases, you can have pierced bowels which can result in peritonitis which is very dangerous.
Typhoid is stimulated by the bacterium known as Salmonella typhi.
Most people can be infected while traveling through the facel-oral route. Having food that is touched by an infected person or using a toilet used by anyone can cause you typhoid. It can also happen if you drink any toxic water without proper filtration.
There are certain cases when patients get recovered after treatment but still the bacterium survives into their body. There is a high chance of transmission from those infected people.
Risk factors of getting typhoid fever:
• If you travel in an area where typhoid is prevailing
• The one working as a microbiologist handling the same bacterium.
• Having contact with an infected person
• Drink contaminated water.
Antibiotics can help in the case of typhoid fever. Some of them are ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone.
Another way can be by drinking adequate water to detoxify the body.
And if you are facing perforated bowels then surgery is the option.
It is diagnosed by tracing the presence of bacteria in the blood or stools or urine or taking bone marrow samples.
Typhoid fever cases are in numerous numbers especially in those countries where there is a lack of proper hygiene drinking water and sanitization facilities.
Taking a typhoid vaccine is a must before travelling to other places. You can either take it orally or by one-off injections.
However, one must always be careful while eating or drinking something. Vaccinations have their own side-effects. There is a chance of experiencing fever, nausea, headache after taking it.
Although there exist no symptoms of typhoid you cannot be sure of the bacteria might still surviving. You just need to be careful for yourself whenever you are having or drinking something also you must follow the basic etiquette while coughing and sneezing.
Below are some of the basic norms that one needs to obey while travelling to other places: