Tetanus and Typhoid

[oddible]

So module 4 in the PADI open water course indicates that all divers should have immunizations for tetanus and typhoid. I asked my doc and he popped me on the spot for tetanus, but looked at me funny when I mentioned typhoid. Is this reasonable? What exposure is there to [-]typhus [/-]typhoid when diving? (New diver here.)

 

[TSandM]

Typhus and typhoid are two different diseases, and neither is prevalent in the US. I would not advise a diver here to get typhoid immunization. This may be different for some more third-world diving destinations. (Wherever raw sewage is dumped into the water, typhoid is worth thinking about.)

 

[DandyDon]

The Padi manuals says that? The idea came up on this thread in Cozumel forum http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/316981-question-about-shots.html

 

[oddible]

The Padi manuals says that? The idea came up on this thread in Cozumel forum http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/316981-question-about-shots.html

Yeah, pg. 187 in the Health for Diving section of the 2007 edition v2.09.

"Keep your immunizations current; this is especially important for your tetanus and typhoid immunizations."

 

[DandyDon]

Well, you can see the discussion in theat linked thread. I think I will get the 5 year shot, not the one only good for 2. If you don't leave the US, you don't need the typhoid, but many divers do - and some places are wilder than others.