| Travel Medicine |
| Travel medicine: getting the proper vaccination when traveling can help prevent deadly overseas diseases |
| International travel should be fun, exciting, enriching, and most importantly safe. |
| The following questions should be answered before you travel. Remember, U.S. HealthWorks can provide you pre-travel consultation with the most up-to-date information for your specific medical condition and planned destination: |
- Have you obtained health information pertaining to travel in tropical or developing countries?
- Have you received all required to recommended travel vaccines?
- Have you inquired about protection against malaria?
- Are you aware of how you protect yourself against food and water-borne diseases?
- Are you equipped to handle medical emergencies or injuries while traveling?
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| The most common vaccinations/immunizations required for international travel are: |
| • | Hepatitis B vaccine |
| • | Hepatitis A/B vaccine |
| • | Typhoid vaccine |
| • | Tetanus vaccine |
| • | Diphtheria vaccine |
| • | Polio vaccine |
| • | Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine |
| • | Meningococcal meningitis vaccine |
| • | Rabies vaccine |
| • | Japanese Encephalitis vaccine |
| • | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine |
| • | Chicken pox (varicella) vaccine |
| • | Flu shots |
| • | Tuberculosis (TB) skin test |
| • | Yellow Fever - Yellow Fever vaccine is not available at all locations. |
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| U.S. HealthWorks Travel Medicine Services include: |
| • | Immunizations required for entry into specific countries and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization |
| • | Review of travel warnings, potential hazards and political tensions |
| • | Review of safe food, water and insect precautions |
| • | Prescriptions for malaria, high-altitude sickness and motion sickness prevention |
| • | Prescriptions for antibiotics and anti-fungals |
| • | World Health Organization vaccination certificate verification (i.e., Yellow Card) |
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| Contact your local U.S. HealthWorks medical center for more information. |