Travel Vaccines Detailed Information
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Travel Vaccines Detailed Information

Pre-Travel Planning

As soon as you know that you will be traveling internationally, complete the "Pre-Travel Questionnaire".

Online Pre-Travel Questionaire

Many vaccinations for international travel need to be given weeks or months prior to potential exposure and thus prior to your departure.

Travel Medicine

A branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and conditions that are acquired during travel. Travelers to different countries should be aware of the potential for acquiring diseases and injury which are not common in their own country. Immunizations , preventative medications, and general precautions should be considered prior to trips to different parts of the world.

 

 

 

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General Recommendations From CDC (US Centers for Disease Control)

Travel Vaccines Overview

Specific Recommendations for your trip are available on-line at the following three web-sites. A physician experienced in making recommendations for international travel will also need to review your itinerary and date of departure with you to make final recommendations and discuss your options.

CDC Traveler's Health - Destinations

Travel Medicine - Destination Guide

FitForTravel (Very Good UK Web site)

 

Travel Specific Disease Information from the 2010 CDC Yellow Book:

Vaccine Preventable:

Japanese Encephalitis

Yellow Fever

Typhoid

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Rabies

Meningitis (Meningococcal)

Preventable by other means:

Malaria

 

Routine Vaccine-Preventable Diseases During Travel (from 2010 CDC Yellow Book)

  • Diphtheria
  • Human Papilloma virus (HPV)
  • Influenza (Seasonal, Avian, and Pandemic)
  • Measles (Rubeola)
  • Mumps
  • Pertussis
  • Pneumococcal Disease (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Rubella
  • Tetanus
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)

 

 

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