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Health

Travel health deals with the prevention, cure and management of health problems of travelers.

Possible topics include the global epidemiology of health risks to the traveler, vaccinology, malaria prevention, and pre-travel counseling designed to maintain the health of the travelers.

Subcategories 18

Clinics

Food and Water Borne Illness

Related categories 7

Sites 15

Aerotoxic

Information and news on aerotoxic syndrome, caused by breathing cabin air on aircraft that is contaminated by engine oil or hydraulic fluid.

Aviation Health

A charity providing information and funding research into the health issues faced by airline passengers.

CDC: Travelers' Health

Official U.S. government travel health recommendations provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disease outbreak alerts, reference material, destination updates, cruise ship inspection scores, recommended vaccinations, and information for family and special needs travel.

Deployment Health Clinical Center

US military web resource providing information and assistance to military personnel post-deployment.

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers

Travel health advice, including information for various countries and a medical directory of participating clinics and doctors.

International Society of Travel Medicine

Education and research including preventive and curative medicine within specialties of tropical medicine, infectious diseases, high altitude physiology, travel related obstetrics, psychiatry, occupational health, military and migration medicine and environmental health.

Kids Travel Doc

Tips for healthy travel with children, including various destinations, food and water, insect and sun precautions.

MD Travel Health

Health risks and services in many countries, infectious diseases and suggested immunizations, illness prevention, and special needs travelers.

MedlinePlus: Traveler's Health

Directory of factsheets, news releases, and articles.

Travel Doctor

General information as well as customized lists of travel medicines, vaccines and malaria tablets.

Travel Essentials New Zealand

Health reports for over 150 countries; recommended immunizations and vaccinations, traveler's health advice.

Travel.gc.ca: Travel Health and Safety

Government of Canada's official international travel information.

TravelHealth UK

Practical advice on travel topics, including preventing accidents, stress, insurance, family holidays, mature and disabled travelers, sexual health, and animal bites.

Vacation Constipation

Causes, prevention and remedies for travel constipation.

WHO: International Travel and Health

Biannual publication on international travel and health, including vaccination requirements and health advice from World Health Organization.