Typhoid fever is an illness you get from Salmolena. Typhi bacterium. It causes a high fever, flu-like symptoms, and diarrhea. You can be contagious with typhoid even if you don’t feel sick. Typhoid can be life-threatening and should be treated promptly.
The general public have been advised to as a matter of urgency go for a check-up to know their status on. Typhoid can be life-threatening and should be treated promptly.
Speaking on Plan B FM’s family, relationship, and lifestyle show dubbed NYANSAPO FIE, hosted by Rev. Dr. Michael Asenso on the topic
“TYPHOID FEVER” with Nana Nyarkoa Ofori senior physician Assistant Herbal trained nurse at Tema Polyclinic has stressed that Typhoid fever usually spreads through food or water contaminated with
Salmolena. Typhi. This can happen if someone with typhoid touches something you eat or drink without washing their hands. It can also happen if wastewater (water that has poop or pees in it) gets into the water you drink or on food, you eat.
You can get typhoid from another person if they don’t wash their hands after going to the bathroom. When they touch surfaces and objects (like phones or doorknobs) they can leave bacteria behind that can transfer to the next person who touches it.
She advises that one should immediately consult their doctors if they experience the following symptoms, Headache, Chills, Loss of appetite, Stomach (abdominal) pain, “Rose spots” rash, or faint pink spots, usually on your chest or stomach, Cough, Muscle aches, Nausea, vomiting and Diarrhea or constipation.
She stressed that patients with Typhoid shouldn’t prepare food for others, wash their hands with soap and water before and after preparing food or eating and after going to the bathroom, Wash surfaces and utensils used for food prep and eating before and after use, avoid eating foods you are not sure whether the food you are eating is safe, eat mostly well-cooked or packaged food, don’t drink untreated water or eat food prepared with untreated water, If you are not sure, and also it’s safest to use bottled water to drink and cook with. She added.
She continued that if typhoid is left untreated, you’re at risk for severe complications like Internal bleeding, Intestinal perforation (a hole in your intestines), Swollen or burst gallbladder, Neurological (brain) symptoms including confusion, delirium, seizures, Swelling around your brain (meningitis), Bronchitis, pneumonia, or other respiratory issues, Bone inflammation (osteomyelitis), Heart inflammation, Kidney failure, re and Miscarriages.
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