Typhoid Vaccination? OF COURSE!!!

            If you are planning to travel this summer, be sure to double check everything you are taking with you especially a clean bill of health. Typhoid vaccination is being distributed across the nation and with typhoid fever on the rise in many countries, the vaccination is now being highly recommended for those who are planning to travel this summer and here’s why.

            In many countries around the world, typhoid fever is very common which is why if you are planning to travel, one of the things you should consider taking is the typhoid vaccination. It is not a guarantee that what you will eat and drink while away is completely pure. Typhoid fever has been known to infect individuals through the ingestion of contaminated food or water that have traces of the disease from an infected person. People who become carriers of the disease can easily spread it to others if not treated. The disease also occurs through bad hygiene and sanitary conditions and since we everyday citizens are surrounded by thousands of people each day, we are at risk.

            Prevention is a necessity and the best way to prevent becoming an infected victim is to consider taking the vaccine especially if you are planning to travel this summer. The vaccine should be taken between one to two weeks before travel so that it can be allowed time to work within the body. Side effects of the vaccine are not severe and have been proven to be mild with such side effects as headaches, fever, and swelling at the site of the injection. People sometimes fear the side-effects or disregard the necessity of taking the vaccine with the thought that, “It will never happen to me… The disease is not widespread… The environment looks fine…” and etc. It is best to take precautions when traveling to be safe and avoid any possibility of becoming infected. Typhoid fever is not to be pondered with and every year there are 16 million new cases of the disease along with 600,000 of those cases becoming fatal according to the World Health Organization.

            The summer is knocking right at our door and if this summer you have travel plans, now would be the time to take into consideration an appointment to check if you can take the vaccination. If you already had a typhoid vaccination but had it done years ago, it would be recommend finding out if you need to take another shot due to the fact that the vaccination’s effectiveness wears off after several years.  It is important to consider this and it only takes a couple of minutes to take the vaccine and go on with your everyday life. If you would like to take the shot or are in need of one, visit us at our website at www.travelclinicny.com or call us at 212-696-5900 to schedule an appointment. Before long, you will be able to enjoy the summer strong, healthy, and with no worries!

Travel To Cambodia To Experience Breathtaking Angkor Wat The Magical Temple Complex & Prudent Protection Via Inoculation

For the non-denominational spiritually-minded amongst us, nowhere on Earth conjures such mystical feelings as the famed temple complex at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. A simple gaze at its spectacular geometrical towers against the bright sun-streaked sky (or even better: under the yellow moonlight of a star-studded evening) and one feels closer to whatever deity he or she currently holds closest to their heart. There is a mysterious aire to this destination, as if the prayers and esoteric beliefs of millions of ancient devotees are somehow synergized directly into its strange and secretive stone carvings. However, in this era of non-arcane points of view and the almost-complete failure of mystery schools for the knowledge of medical schools, a visit to a travel vaccination clinic may offer better protection than a talisman or amulet of your particular divination when visiting this complex complex.

This priceless and shining jewel of Cambodia is the largest Hindu temple in the world, dwarfing others by great magnitude. Its iconic shape and structure adorns the national flag and is known worldwide for its pilgrims. In fact, this twelfth century labyrinthine religious place is still a prime destination for pilgrims of not only the Hindu faith—but for millions of others who are absorbed by its aesthetic beauty, respect for its culture, and veiled-but-profound sculptures of deities, demigods and demons. Cambodia is a region of the world still infused with magic. Unfortunately, their reliance on this mystical way of life may have contributed to its high infant mortality rate, almost nonexistent industrialization, and its high ranking as a source of infectious disease. For anyone planning on traveling to this spiritual paradise it is highly recommended that they visit a travel vaccinations clinic four-to-six weeks before the beginning of their trip to help protect against contracting one or more of Cambodia’s dangerous diseases.

                                                                       

According to all reigning disease specialists—including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the sheer number of infectious diseases still continuing to be contracted in Cambodia compiled can create quite a frightening list. Things often look worse on paper than they do in the real world, so remember that if Cambodia is calling for business or pleasure, for religious reasons or any other, a simple vaccination or two can protect you against becoming infected with any or all of its insidious sicknesses.

The list of diseases virulent in Cambodia that a vaccination may be recommended for at a travel clinic of your choosing include:

Hepatitis A

This is a viral disease that interferes with the liver’s functioning and is spread through ingestion of food or water contaminated with fecal matter.

Hepatitis E

A water-borne viral disease that also damages the functioning of the liver.

Typhoid fever

A bacterial disease spread through contact with food and/or water contaminated by sewage or fecal matter.

Malaria

A worldwide killer, Malaria is caused by the parasitic protozoa Plasmodium which is transmitted to humans through the bite of the female mosquito. The interruption of blood supply to the brain can cause damage to vital organs and death.

Dengue fever

A mosquito-borne (Aedes aegypti) viral disease associated more with urban living than jungle and that begins with a sudden fever and head pain.  Death occurs in approximately five percent of cases.

Japanese Encephalitis

A mosquito-borne (Culex tritaeniorhynchus) viral disease associated with rural areas in throughout all of Asia. Can cause paralysis and/or coma and death rates of this insidious disease can be as high as thirty percent of those acutely infected.

If travel to the wondrous Angkor Wat, Cambodia is in your future, please get to a licensed travel clinic for an in-depth consultation with a board-certified doctor regarding what vaccination (or vaccinations) would be best for you. This decision can be best made by a medical professional who will closely peruse your itinerary in order to pin point the most dangerous diseases that may be in your vicinity.  This is calculated through season, age, general health of the traveler, etc. and should only be made by a certified travel doctor.

If you are in NYC, please log onto Cambodia vaccination for more information on the city’s premiere travel clinic of its type. Call 1-212-696-5900 to arrange an appointment. They are discreet, affordable, friendly and conveniently located just blocks from Grand Central Station. Enjoy your trip.