Prevention and treatment Typhoid
• Any patient with typhoid requires the highest standards of nursing together with isolation and hygienic disposal of faeces.
• The two most important preventive measures are proper sewage treatment and purification of water supplies.
• Contamination of food can be reduced by personal hygiene and control of flies.
• TAB vaccine provides immunity for about 3 years.
• Antibiotics like ampicillin and chloramphenicol are used to treat typhoid.