Travel/Vaccinations
- HEALTHY TRAVEL ADVICE
- Visit your practice nurse or doctor to discuss your vaccination requirements as soon as you decide to travel abroad
- Take a well equipped first aid kit – consult your practice nurse for advice on what to include relevant to your destination
- Ensure you have enough of any prescribed medication you are currently taking.
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) stand up and walk around as much as possible on long flights
- Try to use bottled, boiled or sterilized water for washing, cleaning teeth . Avoid ice in drinks.
- Eat fresh food that has been cooked thoroughly, avoid shellfish, salads or fruits that you have prepared yourself
- Avoid over exposure to the sun between 11:00 to 3:00 pm,re-apply sun block every two hours
- Use insect repellants- this can applied on top of sun block
- Wear appropriate clothing, covering up as much as possible between dusk and dawn to help protect against insect bites
- Drink plenty to avoid dehydration
- Avoid contact with local animals which may carry rabies
The following diseases can be prevented by vaccination :-
- Diphtheria
- Dengue
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Hepatitis B
- Japanese encephalitis
- Meningococcal
- Mumps, Measles & Rubella
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough )
- Poliomyelitis
- Rabies
- Rotavirus
- Pneumococcal
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid fever
- Varicella
- Yellow Fever
contact your Travel Nurse for advise on vaccination.