Typhoid 

Typhoid vaccine is recommended for travellers to developing countries in Central and South America, Africa and Asia, especially if they plan a long stay or may be living in unhygienic conditions. A purified capsular polysaccharide parenteral vaccine (Typhim Vi - Aventis Pasteur) for adults and children > 2 years old is given as a single IM dose at least 2 weeks before departure. A booster is recommended every 2 years.

A live-attenuated oral vaccine (Vivotif Berna - Berna Products) is available for adults and children > 6 years old. It is taken every other day as a single capsule (at least 1 hour before eating) for a total of 4 capsules, beginning no later than 2 weeks before departure; it protects for about 5 years. Gastrointestinal disturbance is common. Antibiotics should be avoided from the day before the first capsule until 2 days after the last.

 

Posted Date: 6/27/2013 3:19:56 AM | Location : United States

Ask an Expert

Related Discussions:- Explain vaccine of typhoid, Assignment Help, Ask Question on Explain vaccine of typhoid, Get Answer, Expert's Help, Explain vaccine of typhoid Discussions

Write discussion on Explain vaccine of typhoid
Your posts are moderated

Write your message here..

Related Questions

Explain hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, Explain Hypertensive Disorders... Explain Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy? Hypertension may have been existing before pregnancy. Alternatively, a mother may develop hypertension during pregnancy, a pregnanc

How cultural practices are effective at limiting disease, Give two cultural... Give two cultural practices (not chemical) you could use to control black spot of rose. Based on your current knowledge of the disease triangle, why do you think these cultural pra

What are biogeochemical cycles, What are biogeochemical cycles? Biogeoc... What are biogeochemical cycles? Biogeochemical cycles are representations of the circulation and recycling of matter in nature. The major biogeochemical cycles studied in Ec

Express the three functional classifications of joints, In general compare ... In general compare and contrast the three functional classifications of joints according to movement.

Potential disadvantages - digitalis glycosides, Arrhythmias especially in p... Arrhythmias especially in presence of hypokalemia, lack of mortality benefit. However, their efficacy in reducing the symptoms of heart failure has been established. Digoxin should

Regulatory factors, 1. Describe how the hypothalamus regulates the secretio... 1. Describe how the hypothalamus regulates the secretion of anterior pituitary hormones and identify all of the individual hypothalamic regulatory factors. Describe how the hypotha

What is the function other than protection of the ribs, What is the functio... What is the function, other than protection, of the ribs? The ribs help to alter the volume of the thorax during breathing movements.

What happens within the cell in the second interface period, What are the e... What are the events that mark the beginning and the end of the second interphase period? What happens in the cell in this period? The second interphase period is the S. It begi

Disorders of pancreas, DISORDER S OF THE PANCREAS - (i ) Diabetes me... DISORDER S OF THE PANCREAS - (i ) Diabetes mellitus (Hypoinsulinism) The insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is caused by a failure of the Beta-cells to produc

Why isnt gas exchange done through cutaneous diffusion, In arthropods why i... In arthropods why isn't gas exchange done through cutaneous diffusion? In arthropods the impermeability of the exoskeleton makes the passage of gases complex. In addition the n