Hi everybody
I'd be interested in what kind of prevention / medication
people have taken on their trip. I'll be traveling with a 1
1/3 year old toddler........and I've been reading very
contradicting reports (e.g. Ciprofloxacin, some say: NO
PROBLEM, others: NO WAY! The same goes with the vaccines
for those two diseases)
Thank you very much for any information on this subject.
PS: Route: China, Central Asia, Iran, Turkey
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Although vaccination is not perfect, It offers protection
from diseases that could be deadly in small children. We
tried to get the oral typhoid vaccine into our then 3yo
without success. We opted for the injectible for her, but
the rest of us took the oral (because the bug gets in
through the gut, it make sense to use that route). Cipro is
still contraindicated in children. Use it only if you have
no options- a sick kid and no access to help. Take some way
to get clean water and learn how to make oral rehydration
solution. Check out "the pocket doctor" by Stephen
Bezrushka.
I don't know very much about Meningitis, but had horrible
experience in Egypt with Typhoid. My husband and I both had
injectable typhoid vaccines and both of us got Typhoid in
Egypt eight months later. This is in spite of the fact that
we did not eat street food and were very careful about
sanitation. The good thing was that the vaccine caused us
to have very minor cases. I did not have to be hospitalized
at all, and my husband was in hospital for only 2 days.
Also, the Egyptians laughed at our paranoia because in egypt
typhoid is considered a childhood disease.
So I would say there is no real protection against Typhoid
except to be extremely careful about what you eat. Also,
after we contracted Typhoid, the doctor told us not to eat
lettuce (which we had not been eating anyway) and to avoid
any sort of dressings/sauce on food (which we had been
eating). Even in "western" establishments in the third
world, you can still get sick. So don't let down your
precautions just because the place is "western" even if it
is an American chain restaurant, as it is one of these
places where I believe we contracted Typhoid.
I am a medical student and therefor now a little abou
vaccins. Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi. A very good
vaccins exists against this disease. But of course one can
not be 100% protected, a vaccin can always be bad or
something. However, it is always better to get vaccinated
than not. so for typhoid I certainly would get vaccinated
and as for your toddler I will get back on that, there might
be a problem because he is still very young.
Meningitis is caused by different kinds of organisms,
viruses and bacterias.There is a vaccin against one bacteria
this is especially made for children, therefor I would go
to your doctor and ask for one.
P.S. this is not a cheap vaccin!
i am planning to travel with an 18 onth bay to indonesia and
i was told (by a vaccination center for traavellers) tiphoid
could not be done before 2 years old the only solution is
not to eat anithing that is not cooked (vegetables fruit
milk has to be pasteurised) If you find any other
information please do tell me about it
i am planning to travel with an 18 onth bay to indonesia and
i was told (by a vaccination center for traavellers) tiphoid
could not be done before 2 years old the only solution is
not to eat anithing that is not cooked (vegetables fruit
milk has to be pasteurised) If you find any other
information please do tell me about it
Being a medical student at Martin Luther hospital in
Chicago I run across many cases in where meningitis is the
problem. Meningitis occurs when a germ enters the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This irritates the meninges
which become red and swollen. If the germ infected with
meningitis is exposed to the air and becomes airborne the
meninges can be directly infected. The symptoms are pretty
close to a fever state. The most important symptom is
severe headache, usually associated with pain in the eyes
on looking at ligt. The person may complain of a stiff
neck, nausea, and vomiting.
Being a medical student at Martin Luther hospital in
Chicago I run across many cases in where meningitis is the
problem. Meningitis occurs when a germ enters the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This irritates the meninges
which become red and swollen. If the germ infected with
meningitis is exposed to the air and becomes airborne the
meninges can be directly infected. The symptoms are pretty
close to a fever state. The most important symptom is
severe headache, usually associated with pain in the eyes
on looking at ligt. The person may complain of a stiff
neck, nausea, and vomiting.
Being a medical student at Martin Luther hospital in
Chicago I run across many cases in where meningitis is the
problem. Meningitis occurs when a germ enters the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This irritates the meninges
which become red and swollen. If the germ infected with
meningitis is exposed to the air and becomes airborne the
meninges can be directly infected. The symptoms are pretty
close to a fever state. The most important symptom is
severe headache, usually associated with pain in the eyes
on looking at ligt. The person may complain of a stiff
neck, nausea, and vomiting.