Typhoid
Typhoid is caused by bacteria in worldwide. This disease is caused by the consumption of contaminated food or water, which contains salmonella typhi bacteria or the closest contact of the person with bacteria. Typhoid fever is very low in industrialized countries, but it remains a serious health hazard in developing countries, especially for children. This is a very common disease in India.
Typhoid bacteria live in human intestines and bloodstream. It spreads among people with direct contact with the stool of an infected person. This infection does not happen with any animal. It always happens from one person to another.
Salmonella typhi bacteria enters from mouth and remains in the intestine for 1-3 weeks. After that, it goes into the blood through the intestinal wall. Through blood it spreads to other tissues and organs. Your immune system can not fight Salmonella typhi because this bacteria can be safe in your cells without affecting your immune system.
Symptoms of Typhoid
The typical development of typhoid disease is 1-2 weeks and the duration of the disease is approximately 3-4 weeks. Typhoid symptoms are:
* Not feeling hungry
* Headache
* Pain in the body
* Fever more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit
* Being lazy
* Having diarrhea
Causes of Typhoid
If a person infected with Salmonella typhi bacteria, if they does not wash his hands after bowel movements or urinating and touches the food with the same hand, then the bacteria come into the food and if the person is eating with another person, then that person also gets infected with that bacteria.
If the infected people abandon the sewage or urine around the source of river, drain or water supply, then the water becomes contaminated and salmonella typhi bacteria spread in that water. Taking the same contaminated water or washing it in the water before making the food, our body gets infected with typhoid. Typhoid spreads by eating seafood, i.e. fish or other things from the source of contaminated water.
Prevention of Typhoid.
Most cases of typhoid fever can be treated with antibiotics. But hospitalization may be required if the condition is serious. The following are some of the essential measures that, if you are suffering from typhoid fever, then you will recover faster.
1. Food to eat in Typhoid.
a) Lots of fluids like juice and soup
b) Milk and milk based drinks
c) Substances providing proteins such as eggs, cottage cheese, fish and chicken
d) Refined grains and their products, such as low-fiber content, dusty lentils, soft purei, well cooked vegetables and boiled potatoes.
2. Food to avoid in Typhoid.
a) High quantities of fiber such as whole grains and their products, whole pulses.
b) All raw vegetables and fruits except banana and papaya
c) Fried foods
d) Do not eat stimulants such as spices, pickles, and ghee-rich vegetables such as cabbage, capsicum, spinach, radish, onions and garlic.
3. Eat small meals.
You get plenty of comfort in typhoid fever, take lots of fluids and eat regular meals. Instead of eating three meals daily, eat a little more often in the day. If you do this then you will feel light and your body will feel better.
4. Maintain Good Hygiene.
A typhoid fever patient should maintain good personal hygiene, such as washing his hands regularly with soap and hot water, so that the risk of others being reduced can be reduced.
5. Take off from work.
Typically, most patients of typhoid fever can return to work or school as soon as they start feeling better. But this does not apply to those who work with food and weaker people, such as children under the age of five, elderly and weak health people. In these cases, test on three stool samples taken at a 48 hour interval, when the bacteria is no longer present, then you should return to work only.
Typhoid Risks & Complications.
Typhoid fever is a serious threat throughout the world, especially in developing countries every year, affects approximately 26 million people or more.
Worldwide, children are at the highest risk of getting sick, although they generally have mild symptoms compared to adults. If you fall into the following category, then you may be prone to typhoid -
* If you are working as a microbiologist with Salmonella Typhi bacteria.
* If you are getting in touch with a person who is infected or recently infected with typhoid fever.
* If you are drinking contaminated water by sewage, which contains salmonella typhi.
Typhoid complications
The most severe complications of typhoid fever - such as bleeding in the intestines or holes in the intestines - can develop in the third week of the disease. Holes in the intestine occur when the small intestine or large intestine develops a hole, causing the contents in the intestines to go into the darkness of the stomach. Due to which serious symptoms like severe stomach ache, nausea, vomiting and blood infection (sepsis) appear. These killer complications require immediate treatment and care.
Other potential complications include -
* Inflammation of the heart muscles
* Swelling in the darkened layer of the heart and valves
* Pneumonia
* Pancreas swelling
* Kidney infection or bladder infection
* Membranes and fluid infections and swelling around your brain and spinal cord With prompt treatment, almost all people in industrialized countries can recover from typhoid fever. Without treatment, some people can not escape the complications of the disease.
Typhoid bacteria live in human intestines and bloodstream. It spreads among people with direct contact with the stool of an infected person. This infection does not happen with any animal. It always happens from one person to another.
Salmonella typhi bacteria enters from mouth and remains in the intestine for 1-3 weeks. After that, it goes into the blood through the intestinal wall. Through blood it spreads to other tissues and organs. Your immune system can not fight Salmonella typhi because this bacteria can be safe in your cells without affecting your immune system.
Symptoms of Typhoid
The typical development of typhoid disease is 1-2 weeks and the duration of the disease is approximately 3-4 weeks. Typhoid symptoms are:
* Not feeling hungry
* Headache
* Pain in the body
* Fever more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit
* Being lazy
* Having diarrhea
Causes of Typhoid
If a person infected with Salmonella typhi bacteria, if they does not wash his hands after bowel movements or urinating and touches the food with the same hand, then the bacteria come into the food and if the person is eating with another person, then that person also gets infected with that bacteria.
If the infected people abandon the sewage or urine around the source of river, drain or water supply, then the water becomes contaminated and salmonella typhi bacteria spread in that water. Taking the same contaminated water or washing it in the water before making the food, our body gets infected with typhoid. Typhoid spreads by eating seafood, i.e. fish or other things from the source of contaminated water.
Prevention of Typhoid.
Most cases of typhoid fever can be treated with antibiotics. But hospitalization may be required if the condition is serious. The following are some of the essential measures that, if you are suffering from typhoid fever, then you will recover faster.
1. Food to eat in Typhoid.
a) Lots of fluids like juice and soup
b) Milk and milk based drinks
c) Substances providing proteins such as eggs, cottage cheese, fish and chicken
d) Refined grains and their products, such as low-fiber content, dusty lentils, soft purei, well cooked vegetables and boiled potatoes.
2. Food to avoid in Typhoid.
a) High quantities of fiber such as whole grains and their products, whole pulses.
b) All raw vegetables and fruits except banana and papaya
c) Fried foods
d) Do not eat stimulants such as spices, pickles, and ghee-rich vegetables such as cabbage, capsicum, spinach, radish, onions and garlic.
3. Eat small meals.
You get plenty of comfort in typhoid fever, take lots of fluids and eat regular meals. Instead of eating three meals daily, eat a little more often in the day. If you do this then you will feel light and your body will feel better.
4. Maintain Good Hygiene.
A typhoid fever patient should maintain good personal hygiene, such as washing his hands regularly with soap and hot water, so that the risk of others being reduced can be reduced.
5. Take off from work.
Typically, most patients of typhoid fever can return to work or school as soon as they start feeling better. But this does not apply to those who work with food and weaker people, such as children under the age of five, elderly and weak health people. In these cases, test on three stool samples taken at a 48 hour interval, when the bacteria is no longer present, then you should return to work only.
Typhoid Risks & Complications.
Typhoid fever is a serious threat throughout the world, especially in developing countries every year, affects approximately 26 million people or more.
Worldwide, children are at the highest risk of getting sick, although they generally have mild symptoms compared to adults. If you fall into the following category, then you may be prone to typhoid -
* If you are working as a microbiologist with Salmonella Typhi bacteria.
* If you are getting in touch with a person who is infected or recently infected with typhoid fever.
* If you are drinking contaminated water by sewage, which contains salmonella typhi.
Typhoid complications
The most severe complications of typhoid fever - such as bleeding in the intestines or holes in the intestines - can develop in the third week of the disease. Holes in the intestine occur when the small intestine or large intestine develops a hole, causing the contents in the intestines to go into the darkness of the stomach. Due to which serious symptoms like severe stomach ache, nausea, vomiting and blood infection (sepsis) appear. These killer complications require immediate treatment and care.
Other potential complications include -
* Inflammation of the heart muscles
* Swelling in the darkened layer of the heart and valves
* Pneumonia
* Pancreas swelling
* Kidney infection or bladder infection
* Membranes and fluid infections and swelling around your brain and spinal cord With prompt treatment, almost all people in industrialized countries can recover from typhoid fever. Without treatment, some people can not escape the complications of the disease.
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