Thursday, October 30, 2014

Take the steps towards health protection before traveling

Before traveling to any other country, international travelers need to do lots of preparations. Getting vaccinated for different diseases is a necessary part of these preparations. You may not realize it but you are always at the risk of catching viruses or infections in other nations. To avoid the risk of getting sick on a trip, you need proper vaccinations. You can get at any travel clinic.

However, process of vaccination should be completed in several steps. You can follow these steps:


Research –
Before traveling, you need to research about the countries you are going to. You can take the help of internet for it. With this research, you can gather information about different diseases. You can know about the potential risks and common infections in different nations etc. In many countries, vaccination certification for some certain viruses like yellow fever is necessary. You can also get the list of these nations by research. This information will also clear your doubts about going to some certain places due to the risks of infections.

Discussion with doctor – After completing research, you can visit your doctor or clinic. You can discuss your trip with them and tell them about your concerns. You can tell doctors about the countries you are going to visit and the common disease there. With this information, physicians can provide you right guidance about vaccination. They can also check your medical history for any previous records of vaccine shots.

Vaccination – After your discussion with doctors, they can give you proper vaccine shots. They will give you vaccine shots for every common infection in those countries, you are going to visit. If you already had vaccine shots for a particular disease and still in its immune period, then you won’t need more vaccination.

In different continents, there are risks of different diseases like:


Africa – Yellow fever, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Polio, Meningitis (in some countries)

South and Central America – Yellow fever, Hepatitis A, Typhoid

Asia
- Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid, Polio, Japanese Encephalitis

Middle and Far East - Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid, Polio, Meningitis (Saudi Arabia)

Europe -
Hepatitis A and B, Polio

Australia -
Japanese Encephalitis in tropical north east areas

Disease like Tetanus and Rabies are common worldwide, which makes it ever more necessary to take vaccine shots.

After getting proper vaccine shots, you will be safe from any infection or disease in other countries. You can enjoy you time in other nation by having fun instead of lying in bed with sickness.