TYPHUS

Typhus is a contagious disease. Which is caused by one of two types of bacteria: Rickettsia typhi or Salmonella typhi. When the bacteria enter the body, people will get the symptoms after seven to twenty one days. Typhus is usually seen in areas where hygiene is poor and the temperature is cold. Typhus is a bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas.

This is general symptoms of TYPHUS :

Salmonella Typhi

• Severe headache and even Stupor
• Chills
• High fever
• Coughing
• Muscle aches
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Skin rash spreading to the body
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Neusea and/or Vomitting
• Appetite decrease

The symptoms will be felt after virus passed their incubation period around 10-14 days. In this period, virus prepare their equipment to attack our defense system.  In the first week, we will get a long high fever ( 39ºC – 40ºC ) which usually decrease in the morning and increase at night, headache, muscle aches, appetite decrease,  neusea, vomiting, coughing, low heart beat, diarrhea or constipation. In the end of first week, diarrhea will more happen. After that the rash will be appear on your skin along 3-5 days and disappear flawlessly. In the second weeks the body temperature will be high a whole day and heart beats will become more slowly. If you see your tongue, the mirror will show a red dry tongue. In this period, easy for you to lose your consciousness. You will feel so sleepy a whole day and your communication sense will be decrease. In the third or fourth weeks the body temperature will steadily decrease and become normal in the end of the week. This will happen without any remedies. This is your recovery period. You must take a rest as much as possible and don’t forget to eat and drink enough. Because this things can fast the recovery process. Remember that when you got a typhus you must not do a strenuous activity. Be aware that your body is in a war to againts viruses and your body need extra energy. So do not do the activity that makes your body lose the energy. 

Prevention
Avoid areas where you might encounter rat fleas or lice. Good sanitation and public health measures reduce the rat population.

Measures to get rid of lice when an infection has been found include:

• Bathing
• Boiling clothes or avoiding infested clothing for at least 5 days (lice will die without feeding on blood)
• Using insecticides (10% DDT, 1% malathion, or 1% permethrin)