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Health precautions Inoculate before traveling in typhoid areas
If you are planning a trip to Asia, North Africa or South America, you should get timely typhoid vaccine protection. This is indicated by health experts. In the affected countries, caution should be exercised over drinking water and food.
Multiresistant Tyhphus pathogens have spread worldwide
For travel in typhoid areas, vaccination and careful drinking water and food hygiene are becoming increasingly important. Those who are not protected as a precaution can often not be treated successfully anymore, according to a report by the news agency dpa. The Center for Travel Medicine (CRM) explains that in recent years, multidrug-resistant typhoid pathogens have spread worldwide that are no longer responsive to antibiotics. The experts refer to an essay in the journal "Nature Genetics". Infectious disease treatment will become more difficult and prevention more important.
Be sure to vaccinate against typhoid before traveling far away. Picture: Alexander Raths / fotolia Severe diarrhea and high fever
Typhoid is a reportable disease caused by Salmonella. In addition to severe diarrhea and usually high fever, patients also experience unspecific general symptoms such as fatigue, headache, abdominal pain and constipation. In some cases, severe complications may occur in the form of cardiovascular disorders, kidney failure, meningitis or osteomyelitis.
Take particular care with drinking water
The pathogen occurs in many countries of Asia, North Africa and South America. For travelers, both a single oral vaccine and a vaccine administered by the syringe are available. Some health insurance companies cover the costs of vaccine prophylaxis. According to the CRM, the protection rate is only about 60 to 70 percent. Therefore, additional protective measures are useful. Especially when drinking water travelers should be careful and buy this only in bottled typhus areas. According to health experts, ice cubes should be better avoided. In addition, raw and unheated foods such as salads, seafood and unpeeled fruits should be avoided. Also important is proper and regular hand washing. (Ad)