Friday, September 19, 2014

Don’t risk your life when planning to visit overseas? Get immunized!

You may be at a risk from numerous diseases when travelling abroad. In order to prevent yourself from those life threatening diseases, you need to take necessary measures.

Consulting a health care provider or visiting a travel clinic in NYC is the most optimal solution to stay protected. Visiting travel center, six weeks prior to the trip is recommended by experts. This certainly helps in numerous ways like:

  • Immunizing body with possible vaccines
  • Reviewing traveler medical history
  • Up-to-date traveler with necessary vaccines
  • Discuss health concern things

In addition to all this, few other aspects are also discussed based on the age factor, travel activities and location of travelling etc.

Vaccines that are provided to traveler prior to their trip, before heading to a location are:

Chicken pox (varicella): It is a worldwide disease, especially populated in metropolitan communities. Children, adolescents and adults all are likely to get infected by this disease, once in their lifetime. Thus require taking chicken pox vaccine.
   
Cholera: Regions with inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene, overcrowding and a lack of safe food and water, those are likely to have risk of Cholera disease and need to take vaccine to prevent it. Africa, Asia, Central and South America are the regions where this disease is prevalent.

Flu (influenza): Tropical countries usually have flu infection, which outbreaks at any time of the year. Vaccination is effective way to protect from flu.

German measles (rubella): Usually, vaccines for measles are given to children after one year. But people travelling to abroad counties need to get booster vaccines for the same.

Japanese Encephalitis: Rural and agriculture areas, or participating in outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, cycling or fieldwork puts one into risk of Japanese encephalitis. This disease is fatal thus require taking preventive measures in order to safeguard oneself from such a life threatening disease.

Yellow fever: During the trip, destination, season, length of trip, and the type of activities one will get indulged into countries like Africa and South America will face this disease. Vaccine is mandatory for people visiting these locations.

The above mentioned vaccines are provided on the basis of certain aspects like:
  • Location
  • Travelling activities
  • Age
  • Health condition
Besides safeguarding health, getting vaccines is mandatory in order to get visa. Certain proofs like travel certificate will be provided to traveler proving that one has taken all the necessary vaccines before travelling to the particular location.

Traveler traveling without such proofs will may be refused entry or vaccinated.