April 1, 2007
Medical Concerns When Traveling Overseas
Medical concerns when traveling overseas help a lot in boosting traveling process.
Some of the tips for a healthy travel are as follows -
- Always, keep a copy of your insurance card or policy.
- Plan before you go to your destination.
- Either drink airline water or bring your own water with you.
- Keep your previous prescriptions with you.
- If you need to travel with medical equipment like syringes, make sure to carry written document from your doctor.
- Give copies of your itinerary to your friends and carry contact numbers with you.
- Buy a new insurance in case you cancel or reschedule your trip.
- Not all the airlines provide oxygen. Therefore, if you require oxygen, prepare yourself for it always.
Common Travel-Related Diseases
Traveler’s diarrhea -The short-term travelers have the risk of acquiring diarrhea from 20 to 30 percent while long-term traveler’s acquire diarrhea from 80-83%. E. coli is the most common pathogen of Traveler’s diarrhea.
Hepatitis A - Hepatitis A is the most common travel related disease that is cured by vaccination.
Typhoid - Typhoid is also a popular disease. Use the Typhoid vaccine to cure it.
Yellow Fever Vaccine - It causes the death of non-immune adults. Therefore, immunization is a good preventive measure to prevent Yellow Fever Vaccine.
Meningococcal disease - This disease occurs mostly during the sub-Saharan Africa.
Many insect vectors also cause travel-related illnesses like malaria, yellow fever, tick-borne encephalitis, dengue fever.
The patient’s medical history like the vaccination history and allergy history have to be kept into consideration. Each piece of information can prove to be ambrosia for your life.
Travel medicines need to be modified frequently for a successful overseas traveling. Various sites are available to provide information on overseas travel. A guidebook is also a good source of information.
Filed under Travel Tips and Tricks by TheYTB.com Admin
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