Health
Before booking your travel, familiarize yourself with the health situation in your destination. The first step is learning about any health risks related to your country on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) destination page, which has health information for more than 200 international destinations. Next, check the CDC's travel notices page as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) for any travel health notices or warnings that apply to the country or countries in question.
The CDC then recommends that you visit a doctor, who will answer your questions and administer vaccines and medication according to your personal health, your medical history, and the requirements of the country you plan to visit. Vaccines for travel can be separated into three categories: routine, recommended, and required. Make sure you're up-to-date on routine vaccinations (like the seasonal flu vaccine, recommended annually for adults), talk to your doctor about vaccines specifically recommended for your destination, and be sure to get any required vaccines. (The only required vaccines at this time are yellow fever for travel to some countries in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America, and meningitis for travel to Saudi Arabia during the Hajj.)
Beyond vaccines, the CDC website provides additional health information, such as food and water safety measures and country-by-country malaria information, including whether antimalarial drugs are recommended for your destination. Keep the CDC's wealth of information at your fingertips by downloading its free mobile app (available on Apple and Android).
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thank you. Comments are welcome.
ivan