People who travel to other countries often come across health issues that they usually don't experience at home. In order to reduce the risks of getting seriously ill while traveling abroad, you need to find out the type of vaccination you need before visiting that particular country. Vaccines will keep you healthy and safe while you enjoy your holidays abroad. They are also necessary to make sure that you don’t bring along serious diseases to your home country. For this reason, most of the countries have introduced travel clinics to provide the travelers with travel vaccinations.
If you’re planning to travel overseas for a long period, it is advisable to consult your healthcare provider or a licensed travel clinic to know which vaccine shots you need at least 4-6 months before you head-up.
- Yellow fever - Yellow fever is spread through mosquito bites and can lead to kidney and liver failure. The 17D vaccine - yellow fever vaccine, is one of the few vaccines you require while traveling to countries such as Africa and Central and South America. You need to get this vaccination at least 10 days prior to your U.S. trip.
- Measles - Measles can be found in some parts of the world, including the U.S. Most of the measles outbreaks in the U.S. have occurred by vaccinated people traveling or returning to the country. The disease can be easily transmitted from one person to another through coughing and sneezing.
- Hepatitis A - It is a gastrointestinal illness transferred through contaminated water, food and soil. Hepatitis A is found in most part of the world hence, it is recommended to get Hepatitis A vaccine while traveling anywhere in the world.
- Hepatitis B - Since Hepatitis B is transmitted through body fluids and blood, it is harder to get transferred as compared to Hepatitis A. But still, many of the developing, as well as developed countries, have this disease. It is a chronic infection, which can lead to liver cancer, liver failure, and even death. Travelers are recommended to get vaccinated even if they traveling within the U.S.
- Tetanus - Getting tetanus vaccination is probably one of the most important things you need to do before taking off. Because the bacterium that causes tetanus is present in the soil, so it is better to take precaution before your skin face tear-off in an accident. The Tdap vaccine, which is a vaccine against tetanus as well as diphtheria and pertussis.
