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It is better to take typhoid vaccine at any age after six months of age. For children bellow two years of age (tcv) polysaccharide conjugate vaccine should be used. After two years routine vi surface polysaccharide vaccine can be given every three years. Need for booster dose of tcv conjugate vaccine is not yet studied.

If you are living such a place, where water quality/ food quality is not good, or environment is such that at risk o typhoid like infectious diseases, you should take Hep A and Typhoid Vaccine both.

Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease caused by a bacteria Salmonella typhi. It spreads through consuming food or water that has been contaminated by stool of an infected person. The bacteria spread rapidly through your blood and causes a range of ailments.

It can cause bleeding in the intestine and perforations. This results in stomach pains, nausea, vomiting, and sepsis. Repair of intestinal damage may require surgery. In less frequent cases, typhoid can result in inflammation of muscl...more

Biovac A is a live attenuated vaccine which is supposed to be equally effective as Havrix 720 which is an inactivated vaccine. Biovac A single dose is enough as per the instructions of manufacturers wheres Havrix needs 2 doses at 6 months interval.

Get flu and pneumonia vaccination for adults to prevent flu/pneumonia.

After 2 years single dose of conjugate vaccine as a priming dose followed by a polysaccharide vaccine as booster will ensure adequate protection.

Vaccines are not just for kids; the human body can be vulnerable to viruses during any time period of life. It is important for an adult to get vaccinated regularly, else there are always chances that some virus or infection may attack you in a severe way.

Let's look at some of the vaccines adults should get for a healthy and ensured life:Pneumococcal Vaccine -

This vaccine protects the human body from diseases like Pneumonia and Meningitis.

Who should get this vaccine...more

Chicken pox two dosages are recommended. First one at 15 months & second one any time 3 months after the first dose. So you need to give the dose.

Hi lybrate-user
main cause of typhoid fever is poor hygienic conditions.
Typhoid is most commonly spread due to poor hygiene habits. When someone comes in direct contact with (by drinking or eating) water or food that has been contaminated by the salmonella typhi, there is a high chance of getting infected with typhoid.

It is not possible that after being vaccinated a person will have typhoid fever. The positive result is the indication of proper / successful vaccination