How can typhoid fever be prevented?
August 25, 2009 by Medical Dude
Filed under Typhoid
Typhoid fever can be prevented through proper sanitation and hygiene. Since the disease spreads in places where human feces come into to contact with food and drinking water, prevention relies on careful food preparation and persistent hand washing. To prevent typhoid, people in endemic areas should avoid drinking untreated water, avoid raw fruits and vegetables, choose to consume hot foods where bacteria cannot survive, adequately clean household items, and avoid handling food if there is a risk of spreading the disease.
There are two vaccines that are recommended by the World Health Organization. They are usually only given to those who are traveling to typhoid endemic areas and they are from 50 to 80% effective in preventing typhoid.
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