Every country has risk of diseases and to be safe from those it’s quite important for a traveler to get vaccination. For this one needs to talk to their travel medicine professional, who would provide them guidance for vaccines according to the trip location, date and activity.
However, one needs consult the doctor prior two or three month to the trip date, so that he can completely administer you and then start with the process of vaccines. Another important reason for this is that enough time is required because vaccination takes time to get affected in the body and produce enough antibodies that will protect the person from the diseases. Moreover, to complete the course and for any booster doses doctor needs ample time for the same.
Following are the travel vaccines that are given to the traveler based on the location he or she is visiting:
Tetanus: Usually, this vaccine is given at the age of 15 and 17 years and again at the age of 50 years. However, people who are travelling to country like Australia they need to take this vaccine for sure because it is a high risky area. Moreover, travelers who would be on outdoor activities like work with animals, jungle expeditions or so, they must take tetanus vaccination.
Hepatitis A: Travelers who are travelling to areas of Indian subcontinent, the Far East, South America and Eastern Europe they are at greater risk of getting Hepatitis A. This infection is contagious that is caused due to liver disease.
Typhoid: Commonly found in countries like South Asia, parts of south East Asia, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa, it is a disease which is caused due to bacteria called Salmonella typhi when any person consumes contaminated food, milk and water.
Japanese encephalitis: Commonly seen in areas of Asia such as the Philippines, Korea, China, Nepal and India, it is an infection that is caused due to bite of mosquito. However, risk would be more at times when one visits during monsoons. Additionally, various outdoor activities are also the cause of Japanese encephalitis.
Yellow fever: Likewise Japanese encephalitis is caused to mosquito bite, similarly yellow fever is contracted through the bite of an infected mosquito. Thus travelers who are travelling to endemic countries like Africa and South America, they would be prone to these diseases more.
Rabies: It is a life threating infection, which is caused due to bite of mosquito or due to scratch of an infected animal like cat, dog, fox etc. Mostly this disease is prevalent in developing countries and thus people who are planning to go on adventure trips mostly they are advisable to take this vaccine.
If you have trip on your cards to any of the countries like Asia, Africa, America or developing countries, you must make sure to take travel vaccines.
However, one needs consult the doctor prior two or three month to the trip date, so that he can completely administer you and then start with the process of vaccines. Another important reason for this is that enough time is required because vaccination takes time to get affected in the body and produce enough antibodies that will protect the person from the diseases. Moreover, to complete the course and for any booster doses doctor needs ample time for the same.
Following are the travel vaccines that are given to the traveler based on the location he or she is visiting:
Tetanus: Usually, this vaccine is given at the age of 15 and 17 years and again at the age of 50 years. However, people who are travelling to country like Australia they need to take this vaccine for sure because it is a high risky area. Moreover, travelers who would be on outdoor activities like work with animals, jungle expeditions or so, they must take tetanus vaccination.
Hepatitis A: Travelers who are travelling to areas of Indian subcontinent, the Far East, South America and Eastern Europe they are at greater risk of getting Hepatitis A. This infection is contagious that is caused due to liver disease.
Typhoid: Commonly found in countries like South Asia, parts of south East Asia, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa, it is a disease which is caused due to bacteria called Salmonella typhi when any person consumes contaminated food, milk and water.
Japanese encephalitis: Commonly seen in areas of Asia such as the Philippines, Korea, China, Nepal and India, it is an infection that is caused due to bite of mosquito. However, risk would be more at times when one visits during monsoons. Additionally, various outdoor activities are also the cause of Japanese encephalitis.
Yellow fever: Likewise Japanese encephalitis is caused to mosquito bite, similarly yellow fever is contracted through the bite of an infected mosquito. Thus travelers who are travelling to endemic countries like Africa and South America, they would be prone to these diseases more.
Rabies: It is a life threating infection, which is caused due to bite of mosquito or due to scratch of an infected animal like cat, dog, fox etc. Mostly this disease is prevalent in developing countries and thus people who are planning to go on adventure trips mostly they are advisable to take this vaccine.
If you have trip on your cards to any of the countries like Asia, Africa, America or developing countries, you must make sure to take travel vaccines.