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VACCIN
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INJECTIONS
& BOOSTERS
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OBSERVATIONS
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| BCG |
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| Meningitis
A+C |
Booster
every 4 years
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Valid
for 3 years. Single injection
Advisable for travel
in tropical areas.
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Diphteria Tetanus Poliomyelitis |
Booster every 5 to
10 year.
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Valid for 10 years
Multiple injections
Make sure that you
had your latest vaccines for the threee diseases
in the past ten years.
Otherwise, go for another
booster.
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Hepatitis
A
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Valid for more than
10 years.
Two initial injections
at one month's interval +
1 booster at 12 months.
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Hepatitis
A is the most common infectious hepatitis, and also
the mildest. The disease, passed on thourough contaminated
water or food, is very frequent for travellers in
developping countries of weak hygienic condition.
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Hepatitis B
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Valid
for 5 years
Two injections at one month's interval + 1 booster
injection at 6 months |
The vaccine against
hepatitis B can be combined with vaccine against
hep A.
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Typhoid
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Valid
for 3 years
1 injection
Useful for travel
in rural, tropical areas. |
Typhoid
fever is a serious digestive disease which is common
in tropical countries. It can cause body aches and
high fever, and is often passed on by contaminated
water or food. |
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Yellow fever
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Valid
for 10 years
One injection,
at least 10 days before depature
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This vaccination
is often legally required when you travel to and
from an infected country, so bring the certificate
of vaccination with you. You
might need to go to a special vaccination center
as GPs do not usaully store
this vaccine.
Trasmitted by mosquitos,
this viral disease is endemic in South American
countries. Zone
: Africa - South America
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Rabies
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3 injections 3 to 4
weeks. Booster
at 12 months, and every 3 years.
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Advisable for those
who intend to stay in remote parts of South American
over a long period and those with contact of animals.
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Japanese Encephalitis
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3
injections over 4 weeks, booster at 2 years, then
every 3 years. |
Advisable
for those travel in rural areas of Asian countries
over a long period, especially in monsson season. |
| Cholera |
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Vaccination against cholera gives poor protection.
The disease, transmitted by water under unsanitary
condition, presents very low risk to tourist, who
should nevertheless try to avoid travelling in infected
area. |
