You are thinking Leave the country in these vacation? Maybe you should consider checking if, in the destination country, you are required to enter with some type of special vaccination. For example, inoculation against yellow fever.
In these cases, you should consult with a travel medicine specialist. “Many times, the consultation is made very late. In addition to the measures, because you may have to receive vaccines and sometimes we are not on time. We have to know the duration of the trip. A 14-day trip is not the same as one that lasts more than a month, an adventurous one. It will depend on the type of trip you make and the person, If you need any type of medication. Is a prevention of infectious diseases and the events that may appear potentially dangerous at the destination“, expressed the Dr. Hebe Vázquez, infectious disease doctor and member of the API Vaccine Committee (MN 58.353)in the air of Family doctor.
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Along these lines, the invited health specialist explained an example of what would happen if a traveler is destined for Brazil. What will it require? “There, yellow fever vaccine. Know what, from the age of 60, the vaccine is a precaution, not a contraindication. Starting at 60, we enter a stage where we respond less to vaccination… It is the doctor who has to evaluate whether one goes to the area and can or cannot get vaccinated,” Vázquez highlighted.
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2023-12-18 19:11:06
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