Preventive Medicine for Travelers by M.D. Elizabeth Macías

Malaria/Paludismo

Clinical Manifestation

The first symptoms are not specific and they are general discomfort, headaches, tiredness, stomachache and muscle pain, followed by fever and shivers.

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It is recommended that you get the vaccine against this disease in case you are planning to visit any of the following countries:

Algeria	Angola	Argentina	Armenia
Australia	Azerbaijan	Bangladesh	Belize
Benin	Bhutan	Bolivia	Botswana
Brazil	Burkina Faso	Burundi	Cambodia
Cameroon	Cape Verde	Central African Republic	Chad
China	Christmas Island	Colombia	Comoros
Congo	Costa Rica	Cóte d'lvoire	Djibouti
Dominican Republic	East Timor	Ecuador	Egypt
El Salvador	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Fiji	French Guiana	Gabon	Gambia
Georgia	Ghana	Guadeloupe	Guatemala
Guinea	Guinea Bissau	Guyana	Haiti
Honduras	India	Indonesia	Iran
Iraq	Jamaica	Jordan	Kenya
Kiribati	Kyrgyzstan	Laos	Lebanon
Lesotho	Liberia	Madagascar	Malasya
Malawi	Maldives	Mali	Mauritania
Mauritius	Mayotte	Mexico	Morocco
Mozambique	Myanmar	Namibia	Nauru
Nepal	Nicaragua	Niger	Nigeria
Niue	Norfolk Islands	North Korea	Oman
Pakistan	Palau	Panama	Papau New Guinea
Paraguay	Peru	Pilippines	Puerto Rico
Republic of the Congo	Russia	Rwanda	Sao Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands	Somalia
South Africa	South Korea	Sri Lanka	Sudan
Suriname	Swaziland	Syria	Tajikistan
Tanzania	Thailand	Togo	Tonga
Turkey	Turkmenistan	Uganda	United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan	Vanuatu	Venezuela	Vietnam
Yemen	Zambia	Zimbabwe

Importance

It is very important to prevent illnesses like poliomyelitis and yellow fever through effective prevention methods as the vaccination and/or a specific therapy ... >> More Info

April 03 09.- 2 March 2009 -The recent expansion of a prolonged outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Sudan poses a very high risk of further international spread, such as Western Ethipoia, Uganda and northern Sudan. Who assesses the risk of further international spread from Sudan as very high. >> More Info

Services

Safeguard in the traveler’s health
Psychological Therapy
Administration of vaccines

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Sanitary Risks of the Travelers

International traveler could be exposed to many health risks, depending the traveler state of health and depending of the conditions of the visited country, such as weather changes, humidity, bad hygiene in food and water, microorganisms which the traveler could be exposed to, putting the traveler and his family under risk. >> More Info

Advice of the month

IN THIS SEASON PROTECT YOURSELF WITH VARICELA VACCINE AND HEPATITIS A VACCINE: KEEP FOOD SAFETY >> More Info

First-Aid Kit

If you are going to travel do not forget to prepare a first-aid kit. It should include basic medicines to the common aches and pains, especially if you travel to countries where it is difficult to find and buy certain medicines. >> More Info

Preventive Medicine for Travelers

by M.D. Elizabeth Macías Barrera