Why You Need Travel Vaccination before Your Next Trip

Professionals advise and recommend vaccines to travellers are based on intended destinations. Do you know the some of the diseases you may be getting vaccination for? Let us enlighten you on some;

The first healthy prevention you need before travelling is to get the latest information about the prevalent diseases and infections in the areas you are considering. Our travel vaccination Epsom team of experts are always up-to-date on that, so we save you stress on that when you visit.

At our travel vaccination Epsom, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, polio vaccine, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, yellow fever, malaria and varicella (chickenpox) vaccine are the most recommended vaccine for all travellers. But there are some vaccinations required for specific destinations.

Hepatitis A Vaccine

Recommended for travellers to countries like Saudi Arabia because it can be contracted through food and water in this destination.

Rabies

Rabies is found in dogs, bats and some mammals. This is recommended for travellers visiting destinations with these animals and will/are;

· Be more outdoor in travel destination, exposing them to dogs or bats bite.

· Work in animal environment, such as researchers and veterinarians in the destination

· Children, may be bitten by infected animals during travel and do not bother to report.

Yellow Fever

Yellow fever currently has no cure except prevention which is best through vaccination. It is transmitted by a species of mosquitoes known as Aedusaegypti. Travellers who are not vaccinated may experience aches and pains, severe liver disease with bleeding and jaundice when infected.

Measles is another disease which we at Miles Pharmacy travel clinic Epsom can protect travellers from. It is a highly infectious disease which can be easily transmitted from one person to another. Although there is no specific vaccine or treatment for measles, Miles pharmacy travel clinic Epsom has specialists who would administer drugs to reinforce your immune system to fight off infections.

Endeavour to visit Miles pharmacy travel clinic Epsom a few days before embarking on your journey.