Typhoid Fever

The bacteria that causes typhoid fever -- S. typhi -- spreads through contaminated food, drink, or water. If you eat or drink something that is contaminated, the bacteria enters your body, and goes into your intestines, and then into your bloodstream, where it can travel to your lymph nodes, gallbladder, liver, spleen, and other parts of the body.

Symptoms
Early symptoms include fever, general ill-feeling, and abdominal pain. A high (over 103 degrees) fever and severe diarrhea occur as the disease gets worse.
Some people with typhoid fever develop a rash called "rose spots," which are small red spots on the belly and chest.
Other symptoms that occur include:
Abdominal tenderness
Agitation
Bloody stools
Chills
Confusion
Difficulty paying attention (attention deficit)
Delirium
Fluctuating mood
Hallucinations
Nosebleeds
Severe fatigue
Slow, sluggish, lethargic feeling
Weakness


Signs and tests
A complete blood count (CBC) will show a high number of white blood cells.
A blood culture during first week of the fever can show S. typhi bacteria
Other tests that can help diagnose this condition include:
Stool culture
ELISA urine test to look for the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever
Platelet count (platelet count will be low)
Fluorescent antibody study to look for substances specific to Typhoid bacteria

Treatment
Fluids and electrolytes may be given through a vein (intravenously). Appropriate antibiotics are given to kill the bacteria. There are increasing rates of antibiotic resistance throughout the world, so your health care provider will check current recommendations before choosing an antibiotic.

Expectations (prognosis)
Symptoms usually improve in 2 to 4 weeks with treatment. The outcome is likely to be good with early treatment, but becomes poor if complications develop.
Symptoms may return if the treatment has not completely cured the infection.

Complications
Intestinal hemorrhage (severe GI bleeding)
Intestinal perforation
Kidney failure
Peritonitis

Prevention
Vaccines are recommended for travel outside of the U.S., Canada, northern Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and during epidemic outbreaks.
Immunization is not always completely effective and at-risk travelers should drink only boiled or bottled water and eat well cooked food. Experimentation with an oral live attenuated typhoid vaccine is now underway and appears promising.
Adequate water treatment, waste disposal, and protection of food supply from contamination are important public health measures. Carriers of typhoid must not be allowed to work as food handlers.

HEALTHY DIET

Eating correctly is an essential part of living healthy. It necessary to watch you cholesterol intake and to make your you recieve your daily portions of grains, dairy, meat, and produce. Having a healthy diet can aid in the prevention of many diseases including cardiac, obesity, and many cancers. The food guide pyramid is a great way of measuring you food group consumotion. The pyramid was composed of a healtyh and essential food group intake. Each food group has a certain purpose for example the grains group are high in fiber. Fiber is essential for healthy digestion. The meats group are abundant in proteins. Proteins aid in muscle growth. The dairy group are abundant in vitamin D. Which aids in healthy bone and teeth strength.

Physical excercise

Physical excercise is a very important factor in living a healthy lifestyle. Health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". Thy physical portion of this is crutial. Excercise can be the differing variable in many diseases. For example a 60 year old man who has lived his life excercising is less likely prone to heart disease. Than that of a man who has lived a life with no physical activity. There is a has been studies which prove the relation between cardiovascular health and excercise. Excercise can also decrease the production of cortesol in the body. Another contributing factor of excercise is the production of endorphins which are a natural pain reliever and pain reliever. So not only does excercise contribute to your physical health but also to your emotional health.

Multivitamins......

Multivitamins are an essential part of life. Our bodies need certain vitamins to function properly. Multivitamins are a great way to obtain all these nutrients. Whilst there are a numerous ways to obtain different types of nutrients (Food). But not all of us can eat a perfectly balanced meal. Thus the point of multivitamins. But depending on your health and age there different criteria of multivitamins. for example a 50 year old man will have an abundance of vitamins B6, E, and D which have an anti-inflammatory effect and suppor healthy prostate health. As opposed to younger patients multivitamin which will hold an abundance of DHA & OMEGA-3. Which is good for healthy brain development and growth. Vitamins are such a vital part of life because without them we would have many health complications for example in men a deficiency in zinc or vitamin D could lead to prostate disease. One of the biggest nutrient deficiencies is anemia; which is classified as an iron deficiency. An iron known as Hemoglobin which transports oxygen to cells via red blood cells. Well hopefully by reading my post you have a minor understanding on the importance of multivitamins.