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Travel Health Matters: Now What?

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. 8220;I just booked a trip to(a great destination outside the USA - fill in the blank)and I. Don't want to get sick or injured. There is so much information out there. I don’t want to be paranoid or foolish and I don’t want to spend a fortune. What do I do? Research a little first. Get some information about your destination and think about some of the activities you might do there. The CDC web site. What migh...

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Travel Health Matters: I Can't Find My Shot Records

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Wednesday, March 14, 2012. I Can't Find My Shot Records. Want to know what vaccines you'll need for your next trip? You will need to know what vaccines you’ve already had first. Don't have a clue what you've had? Here’s some suggestions for trying to find your records. 1 Ask your parent if he/she has any record of your childhood immunizations. 2 Look through any old papers saved from your childhood, such as a baby book. Start keeping you...

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Travel Health Matters: Everything

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Monday, February 20, 2012. A traveler, new to our clinic. Called me about a month ago and asked me to call in prescriptions for her for malaria. Without seeing her. She had gone to the CDC web site for Thailand. And so knew what she needed. She went to her primary care provider, who gave her the shots she asked for based on what she read on the web site, but he wouldn’t prescribe the malaria pills. She was planning a trip with a tour gro...

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Travel Health Matters: Norovirus

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Tuesday, February 7, 2012. It’s in our community now, it’s on cruise ships and it’s in the news. Norovirus. Is its real name although many people call it the “stomach flu”. And it’s no fun. It’s well known for its sudden onset of symptoms- vomiting, diarrhea. And stomach pain mostly and sometimes fever, chills, and muscle aches. It spreads quickly, especially in crowded enclosed places, schools, cruise ships. February 7, 2012 at 10:22 PM.

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Travel Health Matters: February 2011

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Thursday, February 24, 2011. What do George Clooney, King Tut, Mother Theresa and JFK have in common? If you are traveling outside the US, you can go to CDC web site and look up malaria area. Maps If you are traveling to a malaria area protect yourself by avoiding bites. Between sunset and sunrise covering exposed skin and using 30 % DEET. Talk to your primary care provider or travel clinic about taking pills to help prevent malaria.

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Travel Health Matters: November 2010

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Saturday, November 27, 2010. Clean Water in the Palm of Your Hand. Finding an adequate supply of clean water is a challenge in many places people travel. Drinking only clean water is your best defense against contracting many diseases, especially traveler’s diarrhea. Bringing your own water isn’t always feasible and many products to purify water left behind chemical tastes and took a lot of time to process. Links to this post. Whether yo...

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Travel Health Matters: October 2010

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Saturday, October 2, 2010. The Question I Hear Most Often Is. Why should I go to a travel clinic before a trip? Here are the top 10, some of which might surprise you. 1 We do all the internet leg work for you. We consult with experts in the US and Switzerland daily to stay on top of the latest outbreaks, safety concerns and vaccine recommendations and requirements. Are you a diabetic carrying syringes? Use a C-Pap machine? 8 We’ll ...

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Travel Health Matters: February 2012

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Monday, February 20, 2012. A traveler, new to our clinic. Called me about a month ago and asked me to call in prescriptions for her for malaria. Without seeing her. She had gone to the CDC web site for Thailand. And so knew what she needed. She went to her primary care provider, who gave her the shots she asked for based on what she read on the web site, but he wouldn’t prescribe the malaria pills. She was planning a trip with a tour gro...

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Travel Health Matters: May 2012

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Helpful info for international travelers and health care providers. Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Black flies, mosquitoes and ticks are upon us here in New Hampshire. Although we only have these pests seasonally, they exist year round in many places you may travel to. So what’s the best way to protect yourself. You can treat your clothing to make them insect repellent by spraying on or soaking them with permetherin. Nancy Dirubbo, FNPC, FAANP Certificate in Travel Health. Links to this post. Whether you are pl...