Before heading on for an abroad trip, many things are needed to be taken into consideration. Out of all, a very important aspect that cannot be missed out is related to health.
Before beginning the journey, visiting a walk in clinic is the foremost thing that is needed to be done. Although there are hospitals and clinics to cater this as well, but choosing travel clinics is the visible option because doctors and nurses of these clinics have their forte in providing travel vaccines.
Moreover, consultation with travel clinic doctor would provide you all essential information that would help you prevent from coming in contact with harmful diseases.
People who have altitude sickness or are vulnerable to motion sickness when flight takes off or lands, they will get necessary medicines from the travel doctor that would help in controlling their motions and make them feel at ease.
The doctors of these clinics are not just specialized in providing medications and vaccines, they are very well aware of thee climatic conditions of the country where you are planning to visit. The disease prevalent in those areas that is causing increase risk of health issues is also known by the doctors.
Vaccines are categorized in three types: routine required and recommended. According to your location and diseases prevalent there, you would be given thee vaccines from either of the types of vaccines. There are chances that you might even get all the vaccines, after seeing your journey location and vaccines that you have not attained so far.
Usually, routine and recommended vaccines are given before the starting of journey and required ones are those that are must be taken (which are also demanded by the authorities of other countries). Till the time, immigrant is not immune with the required vaccines; they do not allow the immigrant to enter the country.
Basically, vaccines that come under required category are: yellow fever shot, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Polio, Rabies, Japanese Encephalitis, Tetanus, Meningitis and few others. However, requirement of in-taking of these vaccinations would depend on the location factor. Thinking why? Well, because yellow fever is prevalent in countries like West and Central Africa and in parts of Central and South America and respectively other diseases would be spread in different locations.
Furthermore, to prove that vaccines are taken by the immigrant, a certificate is needed to be shown, which is provided by the travel clinic doctor.
As travel clinic doctors are specialized in providing immunizations like yellow fever shot, if one is heading to West and Central Africa or in parts of Central and South America, they must get immunization.