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Mind Map by Daisy Waring, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Daisy Waring
about 9 years ago
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Typhoid
- Causative organism
- Salmonella typhi
- Salmonella typhi
- Incubation period
- 8-14 days
- 8-14 days
- Occurence
- 17 million per year worldwide
- 17 million per year worldwide
- Natural reservoirs
- No natural reservoir outside humans
- No natural reservoir outside humans
- Mode of transmission
- Only affects humans
- Water & food contaminated by infected feces
- Only affects humans
- Period of cummunicability
- As long as Typhoid is present in excreta
- Some become permanent carriers
- As long as Typhoid is present in excreta
- Signs & symptoms
- Severe diarrhea
- Rose spots on chest & abdomen
- Temperature above 39 degrees C
- Headache
- Stomach pains
- Headache
- Loss of appetite
- Severe diarrhea
- Preventative measures
- Vaccination for travellers to Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, & Pacific Islands
- Health education on hygiene & hand washing
- Vaccination for travellers to Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, & Pacific Islands
- Methods of control
- Antibiotics
- Frequently washing hands before food & after toilet
- Antibiotics
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