Treatment And Prevention Of Typhoid

Treatment And Prevention Of Typhoid. Antibiotic therapy is the most effective way of dealing with typhus. Treatment of typhoid (tipes) can be done in a hospital, but if detected, the faster You can undergo treatment at home.

Treatment And Prevention Of Typhoid
Treatment And Prevention Of Typhoid

Treatment of Typhoid (Tipes) in hospital

Samples of blood, feces, and urine will be examined in a laboratory to determine the exact type of antibiotics administered. Antibiotics in hospital will be given in the form of injections. If necessary, fluids and nutrients will also be injected into the blood vessels through the infusion.

An infusion is given due treatment of typhus which is done in a hospital is generally accompanied by severe diarrhea, continuous vomiting and flatulence. In a small percentage of cases, surgery may be necessary if there were complications that jeopardize the lives of such damage or bleeding in the digestive system.

Almost all people with conditions continuing to improve after being treated at the hospital for 3-4 days. But it might take several weeks until you are fully recovered.

Treatment of Typhoid (Tipes) at home

Generally people who diagnosed typhoid at early stage takes 1-2 weeks of treatment with the antibiotic tablets are prescribed. Even though the body will begin to improveafter 2-3 days of taking antibiotics, you should not stop the consumption of antibioticsbefore running out. It is important to ensure that the bacteria completely lost from the body.

However giving antibiotics to treat typhoid started its own cause problems in Southeast Asia. Several groups of Salmonella typhi become immune to antibiotics. The last few years, these bacteria have also become immune to the antibiotics ampicillin and trimotheprim-silfamethoxazole.

Promptly consult a doctor if your condition worsens while undergoing treatment at home. In a small percentage of people with this disease may relapse again. So that the body recovered immediately and prevents the risk of typhoid came again, make sure you go through the simple steps below:
  • Sufficient rest
  • Eat regularly. You can dine as often as possible in the levels of less than if a large portion of eating three times a day
  • Drink lots of plain water
  • Wash your hands regularly with SOAP and warm water to reduce the risk of spread of infection

Professions At Risk

Generally people who have been treated and recovered from typhus can immediately go back to work or school. But some professions need special attention, among them:
  • The work related to the processing and preparation of food
  • Treatment of vulnerable people are sick
  • Toddler caregiver or nurse elderly
These people are advised to ensure that his body no longer contracted typhus-causing bacteria before returning to activity a day-a day.

When Typhoid (Tipes) Relapse

Some people experience symptoms of typhoid who returned a week after antibiotic treatment relapse finished living. Usually the doctor will prescribe antibiotics again, though the perceived symptoms is not a worst ever.

Additional Treatment


If after undergoing treatment turns stool test results found that you still have the bacteria Salmonella typhi, you might be advised to undergo a treatment of antibiotics back 28 days to clean up the remnants of bacteria. To reduce the potential for you to be carriers of typhoid bacteria over the long term.

As long as you are still undiagnosed infected, should avoid food processing activities.In addition make sure you wash your hands after defecating.

Prevention Typhoid

Typhoid vaccination (tipes) in Indonesia included in schedule of immunizations.Vaccination is highly recommended to be given to children aged two years henceforthis repeated every three years.

Preventive Measures Other Than Vaccines

Asia, including Indonesia, are areas endemic typhus. The disease generally occurs in countries with poor sanitation and hygiene. In addition to Asia, countries in Central and South America, the Middle East, as well as

Africa is also a region with a high rate of cases of typhoid.

He gave typhoid vaccine does not casually make people vaccinated 100% immune tothese bacteria. Risks still remain, though the symptoms would not be bad happens tothose who are not vaccinated.

Unfortunately in Asia, the disease thrives as meningginya levels of bacterial resistanceto antibiotics to treat typhoid. This resulted in some antibiotics have been unable tofight against typhus. Required the preparation and dissemination of a list of medicines that are not effective so that patients get the right treatment.

To prevent this disease, typhoid fever vaccination must be combined with improvedsanitation and clean water supply, as well as healthy living habits. Note the following things in order to avoid the risk of contracting typhoid fever:
  • Wash your hands before and after processing of food and drinks, as well as after urinating.
  • If you have to buy a drink, you should drink water in containers.
  • Minimization of consumption of food which are sold on the roadside because it is easily exposed to the bacteria.
  • Avoid ice cubes in your drink. Also you should avoid buying and eating ice cream is sold at roadside.
  • Avoid consumption of raw fruit and vegetables, unless you peel or wash it off withclean water.
  • Limit the consumption of marine foods boga (seafood), especially those that have not been cooked.
  • You should use boiled water for brushing my teeth or gargle.
  • Clean toilets, doorknobs, telephonesas well as the tap water in your home on a regular basis.
  • Avoid exchanging personal items such as towels, bed linens, and a shower. Washthese items periodically in warm water.
  • Avoid consumption of milk is not terpasteurisasi.

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