PREVENTION
Food and Water
Safe food and water precautions and frequent handwashing are important in preventing typhoid and paratyphoid fever (see Chapter 2, Food & Water Precautions). Although vaccines are recommended to prevent typhoid fever, they are not 100% effective; therefore, even vaccinated travelers should follow recommended food and water precautions. For paratyphoid fever, these precautions are the only prevention method, as no vaccines are available.
Vaccine