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What Causes Typhoid During Summer?
hi,
I stay in Gurgaon, India for last four years. Last three years i have had typhoid every year in summers. Even this year what started as a normal sunstroke fever later was diagnosed as typhoid. This too when i have taken booster dose just two months back.
I stay in Gurgaon, India for last four years. Last three years i have had typhoid every year in summers. Even this year what started as a normal sunstroke fever later was diagnosed as typhoid. This too when i have taken booster dose just two months back.
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
Hello
Typhoid fever is a systemic water born disease characterized by fever 7 abdominal pain and by dissemination of Salmonella typhi or paratyphi, for which humans are the only hosts .
As you mentioned that you have fever in every summers ( so this may be due to infected water).
Take care about that ( water boiled , cooled or sterile water to be used).
Vaccinations are available as:
Typhoid ty21, oral live attenuated 1 capsule every other day for 4 doses.
Booster dose after 5 years .
Typhoid Vi capsular polysaccharide , injectable (typhim ) 1 dose INTRAMUSCULAR .
Booster dose after every 2 years.
So this is a complete vaccination chart .
The drug of choice in typhoid fever is ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice in day for 14 days .
In few cases ceftrizone 2 gm for 7 days .
Since all these are prescription drugs ,so consult your doctor and take a prescription.
Good luck.
Typhoid fever is a systemic water born disease characterized by fever 7 abdominal pain and by dissemination of Salmonella typhi or paratyphi, for which humans are the only hosts .
As you mentioned that you have fever in every summers ( so this may be due to infected water).
Take care about that ( water boiled , cooled or sterile water to be used).
Vaccinations are available as:
Typhoid ty21, oral live attenuated 1 capsule every other day for 4 doses.
Booster dose after 5 years .
Typhoid Vi capsular polysaccharide , injectable (typhim ) 1 dose INTRAMUSCULAR .
Booster dose after every 2 years.
So this is a complete vaccination chart .
The drug of choice in typhoid fever is ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice in day for 14 days .
In few cases ceftrizone 2 gm for 7 days .
Since all these are prescription drugs ,so consult your doctor and take a prescription.
Good luck.
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