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Typhoid fever

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Typhoid fever
An acute illness with fever caused by infection with the Salmonella Typhi bacteria contracted from contaminated water and food. The disease has an insidious onset characterized by fever, headache, constipation, malaise, chills, and myalgia (muscle pain). Diarrhea is uncommon, and vomiting is not usually severe. Confusion, delirium, intestinal perforation, and death may occur in severe cases. Without therapy, the illness may last for 3 to 4 weeks and death rates range between 12% and 30%. The disease is transmitted through contaminated drinking water or food. Large epidemics are most often related to fecal contamination of water supplies or street vended foods. A chronic carrier state — excretion of the organism for more than 1 year — occurs in approximately 5% of cases. Typhoid Mary was a chronic carrier. About 16 million cases of typhoid fever and 600,000 deaths occur yearly worldwide. There are about 400 cases a year in the US, mostly among travelers. For people traveling to high risk areas, vaccines are recommended. One needs to complete the vaccination at least a week before travel so that the vaccine has time to take effect. Typhoid vaccines lose effectiveness after several years; if you were vaccinated in the past, check with your doctor to see if it is time for a booster vaccination. Risk of typhoid is greatest for travelers to the Indian subcontinent and to developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America where there is prolonged exposure to potentially contaminated food and drink. Vaccination is particularly recommended for anyone traveling to smaller cities, villages, and rural areas off the usual tourist itineraries. Typhoid vaccination is not 100% effective and is not a substitute for careful selection of food and drink. Treatment is with antibiotics but taking antibiotics does not prevent typhoid fever There is still 1-2% mortality (risk of death).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

  
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