hepatitis A

typhoid fever

transmission

food/water

food/water

illness

like mono with or

without jaundice

bacterial blood stream

infection with fever

risk average trip

3-5 %

½  %

treat with antibiotics?

no

yes

duration of vaccine

lifetime with booster

5 years

oral typhoid vaccine

injectable typhoid vaccine

injection?

no

yes, often with local reaction

effectiveness

70 %

70 %

duration

5 years

2 years

side effects

slight chance of nausea

2 %  fever, 20 % flu-like

cost

$45.00

$55.00

complexity

some

none