Typhoid
£40.00
- Typhoid is a bacterial infection that is caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated by the bacteria Salmonella typhi or Salmonella Paratyphi.
- Symptoms of typhoid and paratyphoid include: fever, headache, muscle or joint pains, constipation or diarrhoea and a rash. Complications include intestinal bleeding and perforation (development of a hole in the wall of the bowel). If treated most people will make a full recovery however if untreated death rates can be high. Antibiotic resistant infections are increasingly common; this can complicate and reduce treatment options.
- The vaccine schedule: 1 dose
- Length of protection: 3 years
- Typhoid is a bacterial infection that is caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated by the bacteria Salmonella typhi or Salmonella Paratyphi.
- Symptoms of typhoid and paratyphoid include: fever, headache, muscle or joint pains, constipation or diarrhoea and a rash. Complications include intestinal bleeding and perforation (development of a hole in the wall of the bowel). If treated most people will make a full recovery however if untreated death rates can be high. Antibiotic resistant infections are increasingly common; this can complicate and reduce treatment options.
- The vaccine schedule: 1 dose
- Length of protection: 3 years