July 2011 - Canada
OK, after reading all the cholera warnings and cures, we decided to go to the local "Travel Clinic" for a round of vacs/innocs..
We were totally ready for the Ducoral - only in Canada, non-USA product... as posted by Acira, if I recall.
the interview asks where you travel, etc.....
Say RD and you get a long list of warnings :
Cholera... nothing preventative is offered.... common sense is your guide.
Severe intestinal problems, vomiting.... go for help.... 3rd world countries are good at fixing this.
Malaria.... if you get a fever while traveling or after recently arriving home.... do not pass GO.... head directly to the hospital... it may not be the 24 hour flu..... common sense again, and a healthy dose of knowing your body.
Yup... you can buy pills.... take one day.... $7 each...... or ... see above
Dengue Fever........ see above about common sense..... no prevention
Hepatitis B.... here's a doozer.. we had never thought of this in spite of the fact that every US college student is requ'd to take it to gain entry to the school.... we have 2 girls who are immunized.
This lasts for LIFE... and will prevent blood contamination if you are bleeding in a non-antiseptic environment.
Well worth it...
One shot now.... another in 7-14 days and the final in the next 6-12 months.... for LIFE
Think garden/yard accident.... car/moto mishap..... nurse wearing same rubber gloves all day..
I never want to be bleeding or have an open wound in the local "Clinica".... just scares me..
Typhoid.... one shot..... 2-3 year coverage..... highly recommended.... why not??..
Most of this is OHIP covered for Ontario residents..... not expensive for others.
Not all is available in the USA... just some.
I expect you can get all of this in RD..... hopefully
For me, this was an eye opener ( Hep B, especially).... I hope it helps some of you.
We are now covered......
look into it and come to your own conclusions.
Free advice is just that.............
it was the cholera thread that started me on this path and there is no good prevention for that.... just a good cure..... so I was told.
BTW...... it doesn't hurt - painless
Safe travels
WW
OK, after reading all the cholera warnings and cures, we decided to go to the local "Travel Clinic" for a round of vacs/innocs..
We were totally ready for the Ducoral - only in Canada, non-USA product... as posted by Acira, if I recall.
the interview asks where you travel, etc.....
Say RD and you get a long list of warnings :
Cholera... nothing preventative is offered.... common sense is your guide.
Severe intestinal problems, vomiting.... go for help.... 3rd world countries are good at fixing this.
Malaria.... if you get a fever while traveling or after recently arriving home.... do not pass GO.... head directly to the hospital... it may not be the 24 hour flu..... common sense again, and a healthy dose of knowing your body.
Yup... you can buy pills.... take one day.... $7 each...... or ... see above
Dengue Fever........ see above about common sense..... no prevention
Hepatitis B.... here's a doozer.. we had never thought of this in spite of the fact that every US college student is requ'd to take it to gain entry to the school.... we have 2 girls who are immunized.
This lasts for LIFE... and will prevent blood contamination if you are bleeding in a non-antiseptic environment.
Well worth it...
One shot now.... another in 7-14 days and the final in the next 6-12 months.... for LIFE
Think garden/yard accident.... car/moto mishap..... nurse wearing same rubber gloves all day..
I never want to be bleeding or have an open wound in the local "Clinica".... just scares me..
Typhoid.... one shot..... 2-3 year coverage..... highly recommended.... why not??..
Most of this is OHIP covered for Ontario residents..... not expensive for others.
Not all is available in the USA... just some.
I expect you can get all of this in RD..... hopefully
For me, this was an eye opener ( Hep B, especially).... I hope it helps some of you.
We are now covered......
look into it and come to your own conclusions.
Free advice is just that.............
it was the cholera thread that started me on this path and there is no good prevention for that.... just a good cure..... so I was told.
BTW...... it doesn't hurt - painless
Safe travels
WW