Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid,[1] is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion

of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella typhi, serotypeTyphi Etiologic Agent: Salmonella typhosa, typhoid bacillus

Source of Infection: Feces of infected person. Family contacts may be transient carrier. Carrier state is common among persons over 40 years of age especially females.

Description: A systemic infection characterized by continued fever, anorexia, slow pulse, involvement of lymphoid tissues, especially ulceration of Peyers patches, enlargement of spleen, rose spots on trunk and diarrhea.

Mode of transmission: Direct or Indirect contact with the patient or carrier. Principal vehicles are food and water. Contamination is usually by hands of carrier. Flies are vectors

Incubation period: variable; average 2 weeks, usual range 1 to 3 weeks

Period of communicability: As long as typhoid bacilli appear in excreta; usually from appearance of prodomal symptoms from first week throughout convalescence

Susceptibility, resistance and occurrence: Susceptibility is general although many adults appear to acquire immunity through unrecognized infections

Methods of Prevention and Control: Sanitary disposal of human feces Sanitary supervision of processing, preparation, and serving of food particularly those eaten raw Adequate provision of safe washing facility Fly control and screening to protect foods against fly contamination Protection of purified water supplies

Methods of Prevention and Control: Control of infected individual contacts and environment Reporting to local health officer Isolation of patient during acute illness Rigid personal precaution by attendants

Nursing Care for Families Demonstrate TSB to family and bedside care Instruct family that any bleeding from the rectum, blood in stool, sudden acute abdominal pain, restlessness, falling of temperature should be reported at once to physician or brought to the hospital

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A health official from the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reports Saturday a declared outbreak of typhoid fever in the western Cebu town of Tuburan. An ABS-CBN report notes the large amount of people affected by the outbreak. They say that DOH records show there are 60 people, mostly children, afflicted with the bacterial disease, and three have perished as a result including a 7-year-old.

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The source of the outbreak is believed to be tainted water. The Sun Star Cebu reports that officials of the DOH Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (Resu) are conducting a massive operation in the town by administering antibiotics and medication among the residents.

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