Typhoid is an acute illness caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria typically transmitted through contaminated food or water. Common symptoms include high fever, headache, rash, and abdominal pain. Prevention involves proper sanitation, hygiene, and food preparation. Treatment consists of intravenous antibiotics such as ampicillin, chloramphenicol, or ciprofloxacin over several days.

1. TYPHOID
Presented by: B. Ephrath Sharon
B. Pharmacy
Annamacharya college of pharmacy,
Rajampet

2. CONTENTS
Introduction
Causes
Clinical symptoms
Mode of transmission
Prevention
Treatment
conclusion

3. introduction
 Typhoid is a acute systemic illness, mainly caused by
bacterial infection.
 Typhoid fever is highly contagious.
 It is mainly caused by contaminated food and water.

4. Causes for typhoid
Causative conditions:
Contaminated food and water
Poor sanitation and poor hygiene
Lack of personal hygiene
Causative organism:
Typhoid is mainly caused by a gram negative bacteria,
Salmonella typhi.

5. Symptoms
Symptoms for typhoid usually devolop after 1-2 weeks after a
person infected with Salmonella typhi.
Common symptoms include:
 High temparature 103-104F
 Headache
 Pink coloured rashes on the body
 Muscle ache
 Stomach pain
 Feeling sick
 Loss of appetite
 Constipation or diarrhoea
 Exhaustion
 confusion

6. Mode of transmission
 To human through human only.
 Through infected person’s urine
and stools.
 Due to poor sanitation.
 Food washed with contaminated water.
 Contaminated milk products.
 Sea food from contaminated
water sources.
 Raw vegetables fertilized with
human wastes.

7. prevention
 Good sanitation
 Hygienic surroundings
 Personal hygiene
 Careful food preparation
 Washing hands

8. treatment
Treated with course of antibiotic medication given
intravenously.
Antibiotics for typhoid are:
 Ampicillin
 Chloramphenicol
 Amoxicillin
 Ciprofloxacin
 Ofloxacin

9. conclusion
Home treatments like complete bed rest, regular and healthy
diet, intake of plenty of water etc,.
Thus, we can resolve symptoms of typhoid within 2-3 days
by treating properly.
If not treated properly, it may be fatal.