Travel & Health


This Week's Feature International Travel Information: Tuberculosis For a time, contracting tuberculosis wasn't much of a concern, but particularly for travellers, the risk of contracting TB has been increasing. Read more inside, including countries with the highest rates of TB and how the disease can be treated. Also Inside Visit our travel health library of articles on the following topics: Adventures Family travel On the road Travel ills Trip planning All topics Therapeutic and Wellness Centers Allergy Center Avian Influenza Center Cancer Center Diabetes Center Disease Management Food Safety Center Healthcare Center Heart Disease Center Immunization Center Kid's and Teen's Health Medications Pregnancy Center		Related Conditions Swine flu Avian influenza (bird flu) Barotrauma Diptheria E. coliinfection Gastritis Hepatitis A Influenza Japanese encephalitis Malaria Rabies Rubella Thrombophlebitis Traveler’s diarrhea Tuberculosis Typhoid fever West Nile virus Yellow fever Vaccines It is important to make sure that you receive proper vaccination prior to traveling, especially if you are traveling to areas where the risk of getting a certain disease is high. Here is information on some vaccines to consider before traveling: Diptheria vaccine Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Japanese encephalitis vaccine Rabies vaccine Rubella vaccine Typhoid vaccine Yellow fever vaccine