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Infections such as typhoid are common in Asia and Africa, and ensuring your health is protected before you travel cannot be advised strongly enough. Our staff at our typhoid vaccination clinic in Bromley have all the information you need to make informed choices about vaccinations and health protection prior to travel.
What Is Typhoid?

Typhoid, or typhoid fever, is a nasty bacterial infection caused by salmonella. It is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation or poor hand hygiene facilities, and cases are regularly seen in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Symptoms of typhoid include a high fever for weeks, loss of appetite, extreme exhaustion and abdominal pains. Eventually, the body becomes emaciated. In 2015, there were 12.5 million cases of typhoid, and if you are travelling to an area where typhoid is endemic then prevention with vaccination is highly recommended.

Typhoid Fever Treatment

Typhoid fever treatment includes oral rehydration therapy, and antibiotics. With the number of cases of typhoid seen every year, it is not surprising that doctors are seeing antibiotic resistance, meaning that some cases of typhoid require more than one course of antibiotics to treat. In cases where typhoid takes a long time to eradicate, patients may experience rashes, an enlarged liver and spleen, or even permanent damage to the bowel. It is safe to say that prevention is better than cure, and at our Bromley branch of Touchwood Pharmacy, we are pleased to offer the typhoid vaccine.

Call us today to book an appointment with one of our vaccine specialists.