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g boil for 1 minute before you drink it. Ask for drinks without ice unless the ice is made from bottled or boiled water. Avoid popsicles and flavored ices that may have been made with contaminated water. Eat foods that have been thoroughly cooked and that are still hot and steaming. Avoid raw vegetables and fruits that cannot be peeled. Vegetables like lettuce are easily contaminated and are very hard to wash well. When you eat raw fruit or vegetables that can be peeled, peel them yourself. (Wash your hands with soap first.) Do not eat the peelings. Avoid foods and beverages from street vendors. It is difficult for food to be kept clean on the street, and many get sick from food bought from street vendors
TYPHOID VACCINES Typhoid vaccine can prevent typhoid. There are two vaccines to prevent typhoid.
Vaccine Name
How given
Number Total time Minimum Time Booster of doses needed to age for betwee needed set aside for necessar vaccinati n doses vaccination every... y on
Ty21a (Vivotif Berna, 1 Swiss capsule Serum by and mouth Vaccine Institute) ViCPS (Typhim Vi, Injection Pasteur Merieux)
2 days
2 weeks
6 years
5 years
N/A
1 week
2 years
2 years
RISK FACTORS:
Inactivated typhoid vaccine (shot) Should not be given to children younger than 2 years of age. Anyone who has had a severe reaction to a previous dose of this vaccine should not get another dose. Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of this vaccine should not get it. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Anyone who is moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled should usually wait until they recover before getting the vaccine.
Live typhoid vaccine (oral) Should not be given to children younger than 6 years of age. Anyone who has had a severe reaction to a previous dose of this vaccine should not get another dose. Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of this vaccine should not get it. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Anyone who is moderately or severely ill at the time the vaccine is scheduled should usually wait until they recover before getting it. Tell your doctor if you have an illness involving vomiting or diarrhea.
Anyone whose immune system is weakened should not get this vaccine. They should get the typhoid shot instead. This includes anyone who: has HIV/AIDS or another disease that affects the immune system, is being treated with drugs that affect the immune system, such as steroids for 2 weeks or longer, has any kind of cancer, is taking cancer treatment with radiation or drugs. Oral typhoid vaccine should not be given until at least 3 days after taking antibiotics.
ADVERSE REACTIONS:
Like any medicine, a vaccine could cause a serious problem, such as a severe allergic reaction. The risk of typhoid vaccine causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small. Serious problems from either typhoid vaccine are very rare.
Nursing Management
Health Teachings
Teach members of the family how to report all symptoms to the attending physician especially when patient is being cared for at home Teach, guide and supervise members of the family on nursing techniques which will contribute to the patients recovery Interpret to family nature of disease and need for practicing preventive and control measures.
Management
Demonstrate to family how to give bedside care such as tepid sponge, feeding changing of bedlinen, use of bedpan and mouth care Any bleeding from the rectum, blood in stools sudden acute abdominal pain restlessness, falling of temperature should be reported at once to the physician or the patient should be brought at once to the hospital. Take vital signs and teach patient family member how to take and record same.