Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Travel medicines for travelers visiting Switzerland!

Are you heading for your honeymoon to Switzerland? If yes, then you surely must be very excited about it and must have made many preparations beforehand.

But are you done with your travel vaccinations? If no, then you must right away visit travel clinic. These are medical facilities in New York and around the globe that are specialized in providing travel immunization to travelers. So, if you are residing in NYC and have a trip to Switzerland then you must visit this clinic. Ideally, one must visit four-six weeks before the trip as vaccines take time to get affected in human body.

However, some people still prefer visiting to hospital for travel vaccines, which is surely time-consuming. Where on one hand, one would be waiting in long queues for their turn in hospital (because of the rush) vice-versa, a person visiting travel clinic would be able to complete all the formalities very quickly.
Moreover, the travel guidance which traveler would get from such clinics cannot be expected from hospitals. Mentioned below are the details of vaccines provided to travelers visiting Switzerland:

Hepatitis A: Due to contaminated water and food in Switzerland, there are chances to get Hepatitis A. So, to be on a safe side one must get this vaccine before heading up for the trip.

Hepatitis B: This disease is usually caused due to contaminated needles, tattoo, piercing and use of other blood products. While a visit to Switzerland, a traveler may have to face any one of them. Thus to safeguard one's life its must they get Hepatitis B vaccine.

Rabies: Bats are very commonly found in Switzerland which becomes a reason for spreading of rabies to people living there and to traveler’s visiting there. However, rabies are commonly found in dogs but there they are not as risky as bats. Usually, travelers who are involved in outdoor activities or working with or around bats they tend to face rabies more. Thus to be one a safe side one must beforehand get rabies vaccine.

Other vaccines: Beside all the above mentioned needful vaccines, there are few more which a traveler must get. To name a few are diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, and yearly flu shot.

After vaccinations are being provided, doctor would also prescribe travel medicines to the traveler of NYC. This would further safeguard them from various minor illnesses. Moreover, travel certificate would be provided that would be a proof of traveler being vaccinated. This is essential for travelers to carry with them, as without it no one would be allowed to enter into Switzerland.