Planning a trip? Don't forget to buy your
prepaid phone card to call home before you leave. Our calling
cards work from virtually
every corner of the world. Jungle to jungle, you can call home
using an international origination prepaid phone card. After
you get your calling card, be sure and get your shots. More Information
for travelers
International Travel Immunizations
Remember that vaccines and travel
medications need to be started well in advance, so plan
to begin your treatment about two months prior to
your leave
date to insure that you are fully protected. If you are unable to
allow that much time, make your appointment as soon as possible.
The following immunizations are available:
- Typhoid
- Polio - IPV
- Yellow
- Fever
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Meningococcal
- Pneumococcal
- Varicella (chicken pox)
- Tetanus (Td) and Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
Possible Diseases You May Acquire Through International
Travel
Cholera
Acute bacterial intestinal disease that is
acquired by the consumption of contaminated food, water or milk. Most
common source is raw or undercooked shellfish. Severe dehydrating diarrhea
can occur.
Diphtheria
Acute bacterial disease characterized by sore
throat, hoarseness, nasal drainage, fever and a gray adherent "membrane" most
often in the pharynx.
Haemophilus Influenza
Bacterial infection that can cause
meningitis and other severe bacterial illnesses (i.e. pneumonia,
blood infections, etc.) Usually acquired by respiratory droplet
spread. Infants
and young children at higher risk. More Information
for travelers
Hepatitis A
A viral infection of the liver characterized
by fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting and jaundice. Acquired generally
through fecal contamination and oral ingestion. Transmission is
facilitated by poor personal hygiene, poor sanitation and intimate contact
(household or sexual); blood-borne transmission is possible via transfusion or
contaminated blood products. Disease usually does not last longer than 2
months. Once infected person is considered to have lifelong
immunity. Relapsing hepatitis can occur, fulminant hepatitis is rare,
chronic form does not occur.
Hepatitis B
Viral disease of the liver via exposure to
contaminated blood, blood products and through sexual contact
with infected people; can also be transmitted during birth. The acute phase can
last up to a few months. Symptoms can include a lack of appetite, fatigue,
muscle joint or stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea and yellow skin/eyes. The
disease may become chronic and can result in liver disease, cancer
or death.
Influenza
Highly contagious viral disease of respiratory
tract transmitted through airborne droplets or direct contact. Sudden
onset of fever, chills, myalgia, headache, sore throat and nonproductive
cough.
Japanese Encephalitis
Viral encephalitis transmitted by
the bite of mosquitoes. Characterized by fever, chills, headache, nausea,
vomiting and neurological symptoms. 25% fatality and 30% have residual
neurologic deficits. Only 11 cases were reported in Americans between
1981 and 1992.
Measles
Highly contagious acute, systemic, febrile
disease characterized by cough, conjunctivitis, runny nose, rash
and koplik spots in the throat. Spread through airborne droplets
or direct contact with infectious nasal secretions.More Information
for travelers
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