Tips for a comfortable, happy and safe visit ...
A Disease Risk Profile
- Risk from flood and hygiene diseases ...................................................... Significant
- Risk from insect borne diseases .............................................................. Significant
- Anti-malarial required ............................................................................ Yes
- Sunburn ............................................................................................... Significant
- Dehydration .......................................................................................... Significant
Hepatitis A ..................................................................................................... Immunisation required
Strict food and hygiene care.
Strict food and hygiene care.
Polio .................................................................................................................. Immunisation required
Pay attention to personal hygiene. Always wash hands before handling food and after using the toilet.
Pay attention to personal hygiene. Always wash hands before handling food and after using the toilet.
Tetanus .............................................................................................................. Immunisation required
Clean all wounds and maintain immunity by vaccination.
Clean all wounds and maintain immunity by vaccination.
Typhoid .............................................................................................................. Immunisation required
Strict food and hygiene care. Poultry and cold meats are potential sources of infection.
Strict food and hygiene care. Poultry and cold meats are potential sources of infection.
Yellow Fever ................................................................................................... Immunisation required
Use mosquito bite avoidance steps. Mosquitoes become infected from man and monkeys.
Use mosquito bite avoidance steps. Mosquitoes become infected from man and monkeys.
Diarrhoea ..................................................................................................................................... High
Strict food and hygiene precautions.
Strict food and hygiene precautions.
Meningitis A/C ......................................................................................................................... Minimal
Consider vaccination, especially if travelling to remote areas. Avoid crowded areas.
Consider vaccination, especially if travelling to remote areas. Avoid crowded areas.
Bilharzia ........................................................................................................................................... Low
Do not swim in ponds or lakes.
Do not swim in ponds or lakes.
Cholera ........................................................................................................................................ Low
Strict food and hygiene care. Cholera bacteria survive in ice and salt water. Shellfish are a common source. Avoid undercooked or raw seafood. Vaccination only gives low cover.
Strict food and hygiene care. Cholera bacteria survive in ice and salt water. Shellfish are a common source. Avoid undercooked or raw seafood. Vaccination only gives low cover.
Dysentery ..................................................................................................................................... Low
Strict food and hygiene precautions.
Strict food and hygiene precautions.
Hepatitis B ................................................................................................................................... Low
Take your own medical kit with you. You may be at risk where screening of blood products and sterilisation of medical equipment is inadequate. practice safe sex, and never share needles.
Take your own medical kit with you. You may be at risk where screening of blood products and sterilisation of medical equipment is inadequate. practice safe sex, and never share needles.
