Digestive diseases often occur in the summer due to hot and humid weather, which is favorable for pathogens to grow, causing rancidity and spoilage of food. In fact, food on the streets, sidewalks, street vendors or in establishments that do not control food hygiene and safety have a high risk of food insecurity.
Similarly, cooking food at home can be unhygienic, causing digestive diseases, if the following conditions are present: the food source is not hygienic; Do not overcook food; Food can be stored for many days in the refrigerator; drinking water containing pathogens; food contaminated by flies carrying bacteria; Improper storage leads to poisoning… In addition, you are also at risk of contracting viruses and bacteria through contact with objects and surfaces containing pathogens.
Therefore, when preparing your own food or eating at home, you still need to be vaccinated with existing digestive vaccines such as hepatitis A, cholera, and typhoid. Besides, you need to combine it with many other proactive disease prevention measures such as washing your hands with soap before eating and preparing food, buying food of clear origin, and taking measures to clean food before processing. Drink clean water… to reduce the risk of disease.
Preparing your own food helps ensure food quality but also poses a potential risk of food insecurity. Image: Motionlantern on Vecteezy
The above vaccines to prevent gastrointestinal diseases are all over 80% effective. Cholera vaccine schedule includes 2 doses 14 days apart; Typhoid vaccine includes 1 dose, booster every 2 years; Hepatitis A and B vaccine with 3 injections in 6 months. You and your family should get vaccinated early and promptly to build immunity to prevent disease. You can consult your doctor for an appropriate vaccination schedule.
Typhoid is a gastrointestinal disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. Bacteria can live in the environment outside the body, about 2-3 weeks in water, 2-3 months in feces or ice. The disease is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with human feces containing the bacteria.
Hepatitis A is spread from person to person through direct contact, contact with waste, contaminated utensils from sick people, not eating cooked food or drinking boiled water.
Cholera is caused by infection with the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae, transmitted through water contaminated by human or animal feces and through contaminated food during unsanitary processing or storage. The disease can also be spread by flies and flies infected with cholera bacteria.