LIFESTYLE NEWS - Typhoid fever is a serious disease spread by contaminated food and water. Symptoms of typhoid include lasting high fevers, weakness, stomach pains, headache, and loss of appetite.
Some patients have constipation, and some have a rash. Internal bleeding and death can occur but are rare.
Typhoid fever is common in most parts of the world except in industrialized regions such as the United States, Canada, western Europe, Australia, and Japan, so travellers to the developing world should consider taking precautions.
Travelers to Asia, Africa, and Latin America are especially at risk.
Prevention
- Get vaccinated for typhoid.
- Eat safe foods.
- Drink safe beverages.
- Practice hygiene and cleanliness.
- Eatfood that is cooked and served hot
- hard-boiled eggs
- fruits and vegetables you have washed in clean water or peeled yourself pasteurised dairy products
Don't eat
- food served at room temperature
- food from street vendors
- raw or soft-cooked (runny) eggs
- raw or undercooked (rare) meat or fish
- unwashed or unpeeled raw fruits and vegetables
- peelings from fruit or vegetables
- condiments (such as salsa) made with fresh ingredients
- salads
- unpasteurized dairy products
- bushmeat (monkeys, bats, or other wild game)
Drink
- bottled water that is sealed (carbonated is safer)
- water that has been disinfected (boiled, filtered, treated)
- ice made with bottled or disinfected water
- bottled and sealed carbonated and sports drinks
- hot coffee or tea
- pasteurized milk
- Don't drink
- tap or well water
- ice made with tap or well water
- drinks made with tap or well water (such as reconstituted juice)
- flavoured ice and popsicles
- unpasteurized milk
- fountain drinks
Hygiene
- Wash your hands often.
- If soap and water aren't available, clean your hands with hand sanitizer (containing at least 60% alcohol).
- Don't touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. If you need to touch your face, make sure your hands are clean.
- Try to avoid close contact, such as kissing, hugging, or sharing eating utensils or cups with people who are sick.
Source: CDC
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