Travel Healthy Tips For Your Trip
* Below is a list of helpful documents on various precautions and subjects to be aware of during your travel:
Additional Travel Tips - Learn about your destination - i.e. type of accommodations, food and water preparation, type of geographical areas you will visit, and available local medical services...
Altitude Handout - If you will be visiting mountain areas you should be prepared to recognize and respond to the symptoms of altitude illness which are caused by the lower level of oxygen available at high elevations. Although the.....
Food and Beverage Handout - It is difficult, if not impossible, to guarantee the safety of food and beverages when traveling, especially in developing countries. Without strict public health standards.....
Insect Precautions Handout - In the tropics, insects can transmit significant illnesses such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and rickettsial disease—some potentially life-threatening. These diseases are best prevented by personal protective....
Jet Lag Handout - Jet lag symptoms are associated with the misalignment of the body's normal day/night rhythm. The body normally has a cycle in which melatonin (a natural hormone that aligns sleep cycles and other physiological functions) reaches peak blood levels....
Malaria Handout - Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite that lives within red blood cells and is transmitted by the bite of an Anopheles mosquito that is found in almost all countries in the tropics and subtropics. Transmission usually occurs between dusk and dawn....
Packing a Travel Medical Kit Handout - Before you go, list all your medications and their generic names and keep this list with you in case you need to replace any of the medications. Also keep a copy of the drug information leaflets (package inserts) from the manufacturers. If you are....
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