Understanding
typhus disease is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella thypii.Salmonella Typhii bacteria live in the human body, where it is found in the blood vessels and digestive tract of the patient.
Disease typhus many in various parts of the world especially in india, the State of Southeast Asia, Africa, South America and other non-industrial countries.
Spreading Germs typhus
Someone contracting typhoid disease when consuming food and drink contaminated by salmonella thypii germs or if the source of water storage is contaminated by this germ.
Patients who have recovered from typhoid disease can also be a cause of the spread of typhoid diseases. This is because they are the careers or carriers of typhoid disease, where although the symptoms are gone, a career continues to carry salmonella thypii germs in their stools. A person may be exposed to salmonella infections if they consume food provided by a career.
Symptoms of typhus Disease Symptoms
Typhoid disease usually occurs within 1-3 weeks after infection with salmonella germs.
Some of the symptoms that appear include:
Fever: deman usually begins.Dengan fever that over time increases to 40 degrees Celsius or more.
Headache, feeling weak and tired, Loss of appetite, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea or constipation, Bloody stools, patches of reddish spots on the skin, Dry cough, Delirium (delirium due to acute brain disorder)
Complications of typhus Disease
Although people with typhoid usually recover spontaneously, some may have severe complications. The easiest complication is the emergence of dehydration because of the amount of fluid lost from diarrhea.
Other complications that may occur include:
1.Reduction and tearing of the intestine
Patients with typhus without treatment for more than 3 weeks can trigger bacteria to develop in the abdomen and attack the peritonem layer and intestinal bleeding occurs.
2. Inflammation of the heart muscle (Cardiac muscle)
In addition to causing intestinal bleeding, the danger of typhoid can also cause the heart muscle to become infected if it is not treated promptly, this condition is usually marked by irregular heartbeat. From checking yourself if there are signs and symptoms of typhus.
3.Perfect heart membrane
After the heart muscle is infected then the danger of typhoid disease can also spread to heart organ such as membrane and heart valve. This condition can damage the heart valve so that trigger the complication progressively worse.Before this condition occurs then you should consult yourself to the nearest Faskes.
4.Pancreatitis
Pancreas is an organ that has the function of producing hormones and enzymes in the breakdown of sugar into a source of energy. Function is very important for the body, but if exposed to typhoid infection then arises in the upper abdominal pain, spreads to the entire belly. This condition can cause severe complications such as respiratory, renal, and pancreatic cancers.
5. Lung Pulmonary Inflammation
Infections caused by typhoid disease cause the lung contains fluid or lender and contains pus.Genial symptoms that arise:
often flu
high fever
sweating at night
cough with phlegm
pain during breathing
body feels tired
nausea and vomiting
severe diarrhea.
Treatment of typhus Disease
Treatment of typhoid is an antibiotic. Antibiotics is a powerful drug to kill germs that typhus are used by doctors. These drugs can cause side effects and also errors in their use can cause resistant bacteria from bacteria. It is therefore advisable to always consult a doctor in the use of antibiotics.
Another handling that is not less important is supportive handling. Because diarrhea is usually severe in patients, it is important to replace lost body fluids with a replacement fluid. If you can not drink vomit without vomiting, typhus patients need to stay in the hospital to receive this fluid infusion.
Painkillers: These drugs are used to reduce stomach upset, fever and headaches that are very disturbing to the patient. Although not eliminating the cause of typhus, painkillers help patients feel more comfortable. Seek medical help when symptoms get worse.
Prognosis of typhus Disease
Usually symptoms symptoms will improve after 2-4 weeks after the antibiotic begins. Then the improvement of this condition depends on the condition of a patient when the treatment begins. Early treatment is treated faster as the body reacts with treatment.
Keep in mind that the patient needs to do stool test in a sustainable until all the test proved to not contain salmonella thypii germs. If a few times the stool test shows a negative result, then a patient can be declared cured completely.
Prevention of typhus Disease
Preventing consume food and drink that his hygiene is not known clearly. Things that can help prevent the spread of typhoid diseases include: Habits of washing hands before eating, washing raw foods consumed, avoid drinking unprejudiced drinks.
Get vaccinations for typhoid
However, the vaccination of typhoid disease is not as effective as it is, so keeping the higienne food and drink we consume is the most useful effort in the prevention of typhus.
For people with typhoid who have just recovered from this disease, there are some things that can be done to prevent transmission to others. These include: wash hands more frequently before eating and after toilets, cleaning home appliances such as door handles, telephones or kitchen utensils more seirng, avoid cooking or preparing food until the stool test shows negative results, use towels, bed linen and goods other personal separately and wash with hot soapy water after use.
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