Diseases » Typhoid fever » Prevention

Prevention of Typhoid fever

Prevention of Typhoid fever:

Methods of prevention of Typhoid fever mentioned in various sources includes those listed below. This prevention information is gathered from various sources, and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Typhoid fever.

• Typhoid fever vaccine - gives temporary protection
• Avoid contamined water
• Good hygiene
• Boil drinking water
• Sterilize drinking water

Medications used to prevent Typhoid fever:

Some of the different medications in the possible prevention of Typhoid fever include:

• Salmonella typhi Vi Capsular Polysaccharide Vaccine
• Typherix
• Typhoid Vaccine
• Vivotif Berna
• Typhim Vi

Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

Typhoid fever Prevention: Book Excerpts

• Salmonella Infections - general prevention - Salmonella Infections

Clinical Trials for Typhoid fever

Some of the clinical trials for Typhoid fever include:

• Salmonella Typhi Vi O-Acetyl Pectin-rEPA Conjugate Vaccine - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vi O-acetyl pectin-rEPA vaccine
• Evaluation of the Safety, Immunogenicity and Compatibility With DTP of an Investigational Vi-rEPA(2) Conjugate Vaccine for Typhoid Fever When Administered to Infants in Vietnam Concurrently With DTP - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vi-rEPA(2) Conjugate Vaccine
• Long Term Protection by and Persistence of Vi Antibodies Induced by Vi-rEPA Conjugate Vaccines in Vietnamese Children Injected at 2-5 Years or at 5-8 Years of Age - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of the Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine Against Typhoid Fever - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combined Vi Vaccination and Health Education Program on the Burden of Typhoid in Childhood - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Introduction of the Vi Polysaccharide Typhoid Vaccine in Hue City, Central Vietnam - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more clinical trials...»

Treatments for Typhoid fever

Treatments to consider for Typhoid fever may include:

• Hospitalization
• Antibiotics
• Chloramphenicol
• Ampicillin
• Ceftriaxone
• Cefoperazone
• more treatments...»

Prevention of Typhoid fever:

Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

Typhoid fever can be prevented and can usually be treated with antibiotics. If you are planning to travel outside the United States, you should know about typhoid fever and what steps you can take to protect yourself. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

Two basic actions can protect you from typhoid fever:
1. Avoid risky foods and drinks.
2. Get vaccinated against typhoid fever.

It may surprise you, but watching 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. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

"Boil it, cook it, peel it, or forget it"

• If you drink water, buy it bottled or bring it to a rolling boil for 1 minute before you drink it. Bottled carbonated water is safer than uncarbonated water.
• Ask for drinks without ice unless the ice is made from bottled or boiled water. Avoid popsicles and flavored ices that may have been made with contaminated water.
• Eat foods that have been thoroughly cooked and that are still hot and steaming.
• Avoid raw vegetables and fruits that cannot be peeled. Vegetables like lettuce are easily contaminated and are very hard to wash well.
• When you eat raw fruit or vegetables that can be peeled, peel them yourself. (Wash your hands with soap first.) Do not eat the peelings.
• Avoid foods and beverages from street vendors. It is difficult for food to be kept clean on the street, and many travelers get sick from food bought from street vendors.

(Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

Getting vaccinated

If you are traveling to a country where typhoid is common, you should consider being vaccinated against typhoid. Visit a doctor or travel clinic to discuss your vaccination options.

Remember that you will need to complete your vaccination at least 1 week before you 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. Taking antibiotics will not prevent typhoid fever; they only help treat it.

The chart below provides basic information on typhoid vaccines that are available in the United States.

Vaccine Name	How given	Number of doses necessary	Time between doses	Total time needed to set aside for vaccination	Minimum age for vaccination	Booster needed every...
Ty21a (Vivotif Berna, Swiss Serum and Vaccine Institute)	1 capsule by mouth	4	2 days	2 weeks	6 years	5 years
ViCPS (Typhim Vi, Pasteur Merieux)	Injection	1	N/A	1 week	2 years	2 years

The parenteral heat-phenol-inactivated vaccine (manufactured by Wyeth-Ayerst) has been discontinued. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

Typhoid fever Treatment: Book Excerpts

• Treatment - Fever
• Treatment - Rash with Fever
• Treatment - Fever – Cyclic
• Treatment - Fever – Recurrent
• Treatment - Fever – Unknown Origin
• Treatment - Fever – Acute
• Emergency interventions - Fever
• Treatment - Colorado tick fever
• Treatment - Lassa fever
• Treatment - Relapsing fever
• Treatment - Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
• Treatment - Rocky Mountain spotted fever
• Emergency interventions - Fever [Pyrexia]
• Treatment - Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
• Nursing considerations - Fever
• Emergency Actions - Fever
• Nursing considerations - Fever [Pyrexia]
• Treatment of Invasive Disease - Salmonella Gastroenteritis

Prevention Claims: Typhoid fever

Information on prevention of Typhoid fever comes from many sources. There are some sources that claim preventive benefits for many different diseases for various products. We may present such information in the hope that it may be useful, however, in some cases claims of Typhoid fever prevention may be dubious, invalid, or not recognized in mainstream medicine. Please discuss any treatment, discontinuation of treatment, or change of treatment plans with your doctor or professional medical specialist.

 » Next page: Cure Research for Typhoid fever

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• Cure Research for Typhoid fever
• Deaths from Typhoid fever
• Statistics about Typhoid fever
• Statistics by Country for Typhoid fever
• Medical News Summaries About Typhoid fever

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Take a survey relating to Typhoid fever
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

homepage | back to top

Common Health Mistakes

Choose ... Alzheimers & Dementia Asthma Child ADHD ADHD in Adults Allergy Hypertension Bipolar Breast Cancer Celiac Disease Crohns Disease Colon Cancer Contraception Diabetes Cancer Depression Erectile Disorder Cholesterol COPD GERD Heartburn/Reflux Metabolic Syndrome Migraine/Headache Multiple Sclerosis Obesity Osteoporosis Overactive Bladder Psoriasis Sexual Disorder Sleep Disorders Smoking The Pill Ulcerative Colitis All Common Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Choose... Fever Rash Pain Headache Fatigue Cough Other symptoms

Search Specialists by State and City

Choose... GENERAL PRACTICE CARDIAC HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH CANCER CARE RADIOLOGY MENTAL HEALTH PATHOLOGY EAR, NOSE, THROAT MEDICINE GENETICS NEUROLOGY DIALYSIS CARE SURGERY ORTHOPEDICS/SPORTS MEDICINE CHILDREN'S HEALTH OTHER SPECIALTIES