Travel Medication

• Stamaril.

Generally typhoid is not a disease that is contracted in developed countries. However, if travelling to areas where the disease is endemic and the water and food supplies unregulated, typhoid is a real danger. Vaccination can help prevent infection or make the disease milder than it otherwise would have been, but is not a substitute for being careful about the water you drink, washing hands after going to the toilet and before eating, or the food you eat. One dose of the injectable (inactivated) vaccine normally lasts for 2 to 3 years and mild soreness at the site is the only frequent side effect. The modern vaccine is quite different from the extremely painful and reactive vaccines that used to be given in the past. A (live) oral vaccine has been developed but has been withdrawn for the meantime due to problems experienced with it, so is not currently available at Doctor Today. Further general information about typhoid is available from the Centre for Disease Control website.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or wish to make an appointment. For information on how to get in touch see our contact us page.

Generally typhoid is not a disease that is contracted in developed countries. However, if travelling to areas where the disease is endemic and the water and food supplies unregulated, typhoid is a real danger. Vaccination can help prevent infection or make the disease milder than it otherwise would have been, but is not a substitute for being careful about the water you drink, washing hands after going to the toilet and before eating, or the food you eat. One dose of the injectable (inactivated) vaccine normally lasts for 2 to 3 years and mild soreness at the site is the only frequent side effect. The modern vaccine is quite different from the extremely painful and reactive vaccines that used to be given in the past. A (live) oral vaccine has been developed but has been withdrawn for the meantime due to problems experienced with it, so is not currently available at Doctor Today. Further general information about typhoid is available from the Centre for Disease Control website.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or wish to make an appointment. For information on how to get in touch see our contact us page.