Complete Guide to Travel Vaccinations and Health Precautions for Safe Journeys

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In the exciting world of travel, every destination offers a unique and memorable experience. Knowing and encountering other cultures, stories and customs usually completely transforms people’s lives.

Now, exploring new horizons also requires the responsibility of taking care of your health to avoid any unforeseen events. In this sense, it is traveler’s medicine that emerges as an indispensable ally for contemporary adventurers, offering not only preventive advice, but also essential guidance to guarantee that each journey is a healthy adventure.

Health risks during travel can be multiple and varied, depending both on individual factors – such as the age, sex, or pre-existing health conditions of the travelers – as well as the circumstances of the trip itself including the destination, activities to be carried out, the duration, and the accommodation and food conditions.

Helios Salud offers vaccination and advice services for travelers (Helios Salud)

In this context, Dr. Hebe Vázquez (MN 58353), infectious disease doctor at Helios Salud, highlighted the importance of planning a complete immunization plan as well as taking into account certain measures that can act preventively in the event of unexpected situations.

The dynamics of infectious diseases and emerging pathologies that people face when traveling will depend on how complex and exotic the destinations they visit are.

That is why Dr. Vázquez highlights the need to schedule a vaccination schedule, since immunization requires time to develop its protective effect. “You have to understand that each traveler is unique, and personalized advice considers individual factors, pre-existing medical conditions and other relevant details,” explained the infectious disease specialist, who also recommends that travelers consult a specialist well in advance, ideally between 4 to 6 weeks. before departure.

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From Helios Salud, they explained that vaccines in travel medicine are distributed in three main categories: routine, mandatory and recommended. The routine ones are those that are already part of the regular vaccination schedule, the mandatory ones are those such as the yellow fever vaccine -required for certain destinations since 1988-, and the recommended ones that are specific for the risks associated with the travel destination and the tasks to do.

In addition, the health center highlighted that vaccines for hepatitis A and B, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, typhoid fever, rabies, meningitis, influenza and measles are also of interest to the traveler.

Dr. Vázquez clarified that beyond vaccination, it is key to evaluate other preventive measures, such as medication for malaria, gastrointestinal problems, altitude sickness, jet lag and thrombosis, along with advice to prevent eventual infectious and non-infectious incidents.

Helios Salud presents a comprehensive approach to a safe and secure travel experience (Helios Salud)

Traveling also involves facing risks that can be mitigated with adequate prevention and medical care. Travel medicine is a specialty dedicated to ensuring their well-being, through adequate preparation and early diagnosis and treatment of any health condition that arises during or after travel.

Helios Salud, aware of these needs, offers a specialized travel medicine and vaccination service. This service adapts to individual travelers as well as families and companies, providing both online and in-person care, delivery of travel kits, certified vaccination against yellow fever, vaccines and necessary medication, as well as support before, during and after the trip. .

For a calm and safe travel experience, it is essential to make a prior medical consultation and consider all aspects of health prevention. You can find out about all the services offered by Helios Salud through its official Web site.

2023-12-26 03:01:00
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