All international travelers want to enjoy your trip or cruise and return home healthy and happy.
To increase your chances of doing so, of Tulsa Spears Travel / Travel Leaders offers these tips for healthy travel:
Medical history: Take your medical history with you. Keep all medicines in containers with prescription labels and carry it with your hand luggage. Keep the name and phone number of your doctor and dentist and make sure you travel with your health insurance card. Also, take your shot card.
Vaccines: Keep vaccinations up to date are important for international travel. Frequent international travelers must take the hepatitis A and hepatitis B system, since both will last a lifetime.
Some destinations require a vaccination against polio. As the baby boomers have not had a booster against polio since early 1950, is a good idea to check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the destination – especially in Africa. The website has an article on passenger health: vaccinations, “at tulsaworld.com / CDCtravelvaccination. Also check out the photos of recommended vaccines for your specific destination “site search feature Destinations” at tulsaworld.com / CDCdestinationvaccination.
Immunization against typhoid fever has a short performance, but a new form of four tablets twice the efficiency. Consult your primary care physician for this and a prescription for Cipro, an antibiotic good trip. A pill will relieve “the majority of traveler’s abdomen” problems.
Sanitation: Soap, water and hand sanitizers are a must visit. ”Wash your hands frequently during a trip or cruise. Carry hand sanitizer wipes for use soap and water are not available. Use them to clean doorknobs, telephone receivers, and keyboard and lights as soon as I get your hotel room or cruise ship. Open the door with a scarf, sweater or coat sleeve, or a scarf. Use one knuckle touching elevator buttons and the palm to touch handrails and doorknobs and handles.
Sunburn: Plan for the destinations of sun wearing sunglasses, a hat and sunscreen.
Dietary needs: If you have special dietary requirements, tell your travel agent know what these foods can be prerecorded stations or cruise lines.
Resort concierge culinary programs are widely available. These provide food allergies, special diets and diets for diabetics, or diseases with special dietary needs.
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