Typhoid Vaccine

Typhoid Vaccine

We offer the Typhoidvaccine in our travel clinic in Maidstone. Just make a booking online and present yourself at the clinic at the scheduled time.We also provide a wide range of other travel and non-travel vaccines and antimalarials.

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Typhoid Vaccination

You need one dose in case you take injection and 3 capsules if you opt for oral vaccine. You need to get vaccinated at least two weeks prior to your travel. Your age and medical history decides that oral vaccine or injection is suitable for you. You need booster only after three years. Those travelling on short notice can get vaccinated closer than 2 weeks from travel but protection will be far less.

What is Typhoid?

Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body and damage multiple organs. Without timely treatment, it can have precarious health implications and even lead to death.It is a serious infection that is primarily contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with the urine or faeces of an infected person.

High risk areas for Typhoid

Typhoid is prevalent across the world, but it is more prevalent in nations with poor access to clean water and sanitation facilities.India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are highest risk areas, but you may also be at risk if you go to other countries in Asia,South and Central America, Africa and the Pacific.

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Ways to minimise the risk of Typhoid fever during travel

The best approach to keep typhoid infection away while travelling is as follows:

  • Follow strict food and water safety procedures, including safe drinking water. 
  • Observe hand hygiene and personal hygiene measures strictly.

It is recommended that you receive a typhoid vaccination, especially if you are travelling to a place where typhoid fever is prevalent or if you are unable to take enough precautions with hygiene, food, or water.

What are the main symptoms of Typhoid fever?

After becoming infected, it can take between one and three weeks to feel ill, so often symptoms show up after you return home.

The basic symptoms of typhoid are akin to those of an upset stomach in general and may include:

  • a high temperature (fever)
  • cough
  • headaches
  • tiredness
  • General aches and pains 

As the illness spreads, you may have nausea, a loss of appetite, diarrhoea in small children, constipation in older children and adults, and a rash in certain individuals.If typhoid fever is not treated on time, symptoms may worsen and life-threatening complications may arise.

Typhoidvaccine in Maidstone

We offer the Typhoid vaccineat our travel clinic in Maidstone. It is better that you book your appointment online to save yourself from the difficulty of waiting in the queue. During the appointment, you and one of our pharmacists will have a short consultation and our pharmacist will go through your medical and vaccination history to check the suitability of the vaccine for you.

Booking a travel clinic appointment in Maidstone

Maidstone Travel Clinic,
97 Heath Road, Coxheath ME17 4EH

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