Question

Scenario 3: Typhoid in Tajikistan

*adapted from: Stehr-Green, JK. Typhoid in Tajikistan A Classroom Case Study STUDENT’S VERSION. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. November 2010. Accessed March 29, 2020

Based on the information given, what do you anticipate the challenges will be for this outbreak? What plan of action would you take in order to address the outbreak from an Interprofessional standpoint? How does the countries’ history of economic hardship and unrest affect the problem?

Answer 1

Typhoid in Tajikistan

Typhoid

It is a fever caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria.that spreads through contaminated food and water.

The outbreak is occured due to the overflow from an outdated mediocre sewage systems after heavy rainfalls with remarkable contamination of drinking water sources.

Based on the information given, what do you anticipate the challenges will be for this outbreak?

Main challenges are

• Unavailability of clean water
• Shortage of medicines
• Less supply of IV fluids
• Inadequate supply of ORS
• Less supply of chlorine
• Shortage of antibiotics

What plan of action would you take in order to address the outbreak from an Interprofessional standpoint?

Typhoid spreads by using contaminated food and water or by close contact with an infected person.

Signs and symptoms are mainly -

- high fever, headache, abdominal pain, and either constipation or diarrhea.

Plan of action

1. Use of recommended vaccines
2. Wash hands often
3. Drink only boiled water
4. Don't use raw fruits and vegetables
5. Eat hot foods
6. Use antibiotics
7. If you are infected, don't cook food or handle it.

How does the countries’ history of economic hardship and unrest affect the problem?

It is the major reasons for the outbreak of this disease. Typhoid is mainly affected non industrialised countries where as western countries weren't affected. Meaning, poor hygiene and contaminated water resources contributed in spreading of typhoid.

Many countries are affected, usually has some socioeconomic unrest due to wars, political turmoils and so on , also worsened the situation largely.

Illiteracy is another remarkable factor behind the spread of disease.