Archive · 18 Aug 2025
Backpacker Diagnosed with Typhoid After Party Night in Indonesia
A British traveler in Indonesia thought she was just hungover, but it turned out she had typhoid, a serious illness.
She was really sick with fever, throwing up, and having diarrhea.
Because she was on a small island with no hospitals, it was difficult to get help.
She was treated with a drip.
She eventually left for Bangkok but was still sick for a couple of weeks.
Typhoid is caused by bacteria, and millions get sick from it every year.
It can be very dangerous, sometimes even deadly.
A British backpacker, Alysha Pyrgotis, was diagnosed with typhoid while on a remote Indonesian island.
Initially mistaking symptoms for a hangover, she experienced severe illness including vomiting and diarrhea.
Lacking hospital facilities, she was treated with a drip for six days in a medical shack.
She tested negative for typhoid and traveled to Bangkok as her visa was expiring, still feeling ill.
Typhoid, a bacterial infection, affects millions yearly, with potential for serious complications or death.
- Who
- Alysha Pyrgotis, a British backpacker.
- What
- A British backpacker was diagnosed with typhoid.
- When
- June of an unspecified year
- Where
- Gili Trawangan, Indonesia.
- Why
- The severity of her symptoms led to a diagnosis of typhoid fever, a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection.
Patient Experience
Medical Perspective
Sickness experience
Patient Experience
Severe physical distress and fear for survival due to the illness and lack of adequate medical facilities.
Medical Perspective
The infection caused severe sickness and prompted the patient to rush out of the country when she tested negative.
- Patient
- Alysha Pyrgotis
- Location
- Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
- Initial Symptoms
- Vomiting and diarrhea
- Diagnosis
- Typhoid
- Treatment
- Drip for six days
- Outcome
- Flew to Bangkok, still ill
- WHO Estimate
- 9 million sick, 110,000 deaths annually