Sick on the Road: Places

This category provides information and tips specific to certain regions of the world.

Philippines Travel Health Guide

March 8, 2013
Philippines travel health

Known for its extreme bio-diversity, populous urban areas and stunning beaches, the Philippines are a popular destination for travelers to Southeast Asia. As a tropical developing world country, there are some travel health risks for those visiting this nation of islands. In this post, we will cover everything from vaccinations to malaria risk. Vaccinations for [...]

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Cambodia Travel Health Guide

January 28, 2013
Cambodia travel health

Situated in Southeast Asia, Cambodia comes with many of the same travel health recommendations that you would find if you were taking a trip to Thailand. There are a few differences, however, mainly concerning malaria prevalence. In this post, we will recommend pre-trip preparations as well as tips for staying healthy while you are in [...]

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Tenerife Travel Health Guide

August 12, 2012
tenerife travel health

Tenerife is the largest island in the Canary Island chain. It also represents roughly 43% of the islands’ population. A worthwhile destination for many reasons, Tenerife is thankfully free of many of the travel health risks that are found further south in Africa. In this post, we will talk about what kind of planning you [...]

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Egypt Travel Health Guide

July 20, 2012
Egypt

Egypt is pleasantly free of many of the diseases that are found further south of it. Travelers don’t have to worry about taking malaria prophylactics or dealing with many other tropical diseases, such as dengue fever. There are a few things you should be on the lookout for, however, and we will use this post [...]

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Keeping Hydrated in the Australian Outback

April 23, 2012
australian outback travel health tips

Australia is huge. Most inhabitants live within an hour of the coast because of the restricted water supplies the further in towards the centre you go. But don’t let this put you off the barren Northern Territory: a drive through the Outback shouldn’t be missed on a trip to Australia; you just need to listen [...]

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Travel Health Hypothetical: Dealing with a Jellyfish Sting in Australia

March 4, 2012
jellyfish sting australia

This new series of posts will take a look at hypothetical travel health situations and how one should respond in those circumstances. In this case, we will imagine ourselves getting stung by a jellyfish in Australia. Why Australia? It has the distinction of being home to one of the most deadly animals on the planet, [...]

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Thailand Travel Health Guide

February 22, 2012
thailand travel health

For a tropical country, the travel health risks in Thailand are relatively low. That said, malaria is endemic in certain areas, there have been occasional outbreaks of dengue fever, and there is always the potential for traveler’s diarrhea and typhoid. But don’t worry – with a bit of caution, these can all be avoided. Vaccinations [...]

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What you Need to Know about Meningococcal Disease as a Traveler

February 14, 2012
Meningococcal meningitis disease

While you’re unlikely to come across it, meningococcal disease should be on your radar for the simple fact that it is potentially fatal. The good news is that the disease is rare and it is vaccine-preventable. In this post, we will describe symptoms and tell you where the disease can be found and how it [...]

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Costa Rica Travel Health Guide

January 8, 2012
costa rica travel health

Costa Rica is arguably the most touristed country in Central America. This is unsurprising given the country’s wealth of rainforest, beautiful beaches and coastlines, and its diverse array of wildlife. Despite being a tropical country, there are less travel health risks than many other destinations of similar climate. There are a few things you need [...]

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How to Prevent and Treat Japanese Encephalitis

December 20, 2011
Japanese Encephalitis

Japanese encephalitis is yet another mosquito borne illness. Confined to the limited geography of Southeast Asia and the Far East, Japanese encephalitis is rare in travelers, but it’s certainly not an illness to take lightly. Acute clinical cases (roughly 1% of cases) of Japanese encephalitis have a fatality rate of 20-30% and among survivors, 30-50% [...]

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