Typhoid - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about typhoid and the vaccines. She shares the story of Mary Mallon, who was infamously known as "Typhoid Mary," to illustrate how people can be carriers of the disease, not having symptoms but still spreading typhoid. Moser offers tips on how travelers to high-risk areas can protect themselves from this disease, and she addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccines. Watch the episode to find out: How today’s phrase “Typhoid Mary” came to be and what it means. How many people are estimated to have been affected by Mary Mallon’s carrier status and why. The distinct progression of fever caused by a typhoid infection. Why we say, “Boil it, peel it, or forget it.” The differences between typhoid and typhus. To learn more about typhoid and the vaccines to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-typhoid. Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes. For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu. Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.