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Travel Health Info
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CRUISES
- The intimacy of life aboard a cruise ship may foster
romance, but
it can also aid the spread of bacteria like Shigella
and Giardia,
which cause intestinal upsets, and Ligonella, which
sometimes causes pneumonia (and which killed a cruise passenger in
1994).
While U.S., Canadian,British and Australian authorities develop an
international inspection
program, passengers anxious about the health of their vessel can look
up
its last U.S. inspection date and sanitation score (86 is a pass) on
the Centers for Disease Control Website at www.cdc.gov
The CDC performs twice - yearly checks on all ships docking in the U.S.
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 INSURANCE
- Purchase of international health insurance is highly
recommended.
Many health insurance policies are not valid outside the USA or Canada.
Proper insurance can be a life and
death
matter. We recommend,
check your policy to see if you’re covered overseas by your
regular health
insurance policy. Whether you choose to get insurance or not, all
travellers
should join International Association for
Medical
Assitance to
Travellers (IAMAT), a non-profit organization
dedicated to
the
gathering
and dissemination of health information worldwide for the benefit of
travellers
and to assist them to find qualified medical care overseas. IAMAT
offers
its members a membership card, a directory of English speaking
physicians
who have agreed to treat members for a set fee schedule, and frequently
updated publications on immunizations, malaria and other tropical
diseases,
and more. Membership is free to any traveller, but donations are
appreciated.
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| AIRLINES
- NO-PEANUT ZONE - A single person can stop a whole flight
from getting peanuts as their mid-trip snack. A recent order by the
federal
Department of Transportation requires airlines to provide a
peanut-free
zone for passengers who give advance notice that they are allergic to
peanuts. Allergic reactions - suffered by one-tenth of one percent of
the population - inspired this policy to
protect passengers for whom even a whiff of peanuts causes distress
(itchy eyes) or protect passengers for whom even a whiff of peanuts
causes
distress (itchy eyes) or danger (trouble breathing). The bad news for
those with
allergies is that peanut "residue" can exist in stale airplane air for
up to 5,000 flying hours. Snacks aren't the only thing being kept off
planes. Cigarettes, of course, haven't been allowed on U.S. domestic
flights
for years, but you won't find alcohol on Kuwait Air or Royal Jordanian,
because Arabs generally don't drink. |
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| CDC
Travelers' and Immunizations Info - Provides
current health information for international travel. Pick a country and
learn what you
need before you go. Site is run by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) - contains up-to-date info on health risks facing
the travelers. You can search data by disease to find which nations
pose a risk and related immunization info. In addition to a list of
comprehensive vaccination requirements the site also offers advice on
prevention, information for travelers with special needs (such as
disabilities, pregnancy, breast feeding and HIV), how to avoid illness
from food or water and more. |
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| ITC
Travel
Health Info - Health care info and links from Medical College
of Winsconsin |
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| Health
Information for Canadian Travellers - Info from Canadien
Society For international Health |
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| World Health Organisation (WHO)
- Info
from the directing and coordinating authority for health within
the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership
on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting
norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options,
providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing
health trends |
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"For decades doctors have relied on
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's 'Yellow Book' to tell travelers things like which malaria
pill to take for that trip to Mozambique. Now the CDC is letting
everyone in on the fun. For the first time, the book, properly known as
Health Information for International Travel,
is available to the
public. This more user-friendly edition may prove helpful both to
primary-care doctors and to travelers themselves. Included are
up-to-date recommendations on vaccines and advice on avoiding travel
hazards from earthquakes to dog bites." - U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
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World Health Organization - Tropical Diseases |
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| International
Society of Travel Medicine |
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| International
Society of Travel Medicine |
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| Pan
American Health Organization |
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| National
Institutes Of Health U.S. |
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| International
Federation of Red Cross |
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| Chronic
Disease Prevention |
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| The
Travel Clinic |
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| HEALTHY
FLYING - Drawing on her 10 million miles of flying,
air safety
pioneer Diana Fairechild gives readers a rare, no-holds - barred look
at
the multiple dangers of air travel (deep
vein thrombosis, recycled
air, air
rage, fear
of flying, toxins,
etc.) and offers dozens of practical strategies for safe, efficient
and
healthy flying. |
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Staying
Healthy in Asia, Africa, and Latin America by Dirk G. Schroeder
The best
"carry with you" travel
health book.
Dehydration
is bad. Typhoid
is bad. And fungal infections are no fun either. But the solution
doesn't
have to be staying at home behind triple locks. |
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Shitting
Pretty: How to Stay Clean and Healthy While Traveling (Travelers'
Tales)
by Jane, Dr. Wilson-Howarth
Dr.
Jane Wilson Howarth takes a
humorous,sympathetic approach to one of the most basic human
activities,
interweaving anecdotes from fellow travelers with sensible tips and
techniques
for how to avoid diarrhea, parasites, and scary diseases such as
malaria,
typhoid, and hepatitis |
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