since I got this disease this week... I would like to share it with you about it :
bacterium salmonella typhi is a bacterium that is responsible for this disease. these germs can live long in the dirty water, contaminated food, and soiled bedding. anyone, anytime can suffer from this disease. including babies born to mothers exposed to typhoid fever.
environtment that is not clean, contaminated with Salmonella typhi is the most frequent cause of typhoid disease. unhealthy habits such as spending recklessly, do not wash their hands became the most common cause of this disease. typhus is transmitted disease through urine or feces of patients. transmission can also be animals such as flies and cockroaches that carry these bacteria from dirty places.
the incubation period of this disease an average of 7 to 14 days. clinical manifestations in children generally vary. fever is a symptom of the most major of all clinical symptoms. in the first week, there are no typical symptoms of this disease. in fact, the symptoms resemble other acute infectious diseases. symptoms include fever, often dazed or merely sleeping, headache, nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, abnominal pain, diarrhea or even constipation (difficult bowel movement) for a few days. increasing the temperature increases everyday. after the second week, symptoms are increasingly apparent. experienced increasingly high fever, dirty tongue, dry mouth, bloating, patients appear indifferent indifferent, and other.
in patients with severe typhoid fever disease, are advised to undergo treatment at the hospital. antibiotics commonly used to treat typhoid disease. healing time can take 2 weeks to a month.
typhoid vaccination is strongly recommended to prevent disease. especially if your child hooked famous snack. also, children under five who are good at "nenanga", or that have not been able washing correctly. vaccination should be reinforced every 3 years. this is because after that period, immunity againts typhus disease will be reduce. generally, after vaccination, the body will be immune, or if exposed to the disease that attack not to endanger the child.
