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Dengue Fever
Dengue fever is contracted from the bite of a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito. Dengue symptoms include headache, fever, exhaustion, severe joint and muscle pain, rash, and swollen glands. Since dengue is caused by a virus, there is no specific medicine to treat it.
Travel Health Pictures Slideshow
Watch this slideshow on travel health and vaccines to prevent disease while abroad. Learn to protect yourself against malaria, hepatitis, tetanus and more by learning which vaccines or health precautions are advised for your destination.
Holiday Travel Slideshow
Loaded with gifts, baggage, kids and possible wintry weather, crowded pre- and post-holiday travel dates compound the stress. Watch this slideshow for tips on how to reduce holiday travel stress.
Typhoid Fever
Learn typhoid fever causes (Salmonella typhi in contaminated water), transmission, history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention (vaccine).
Malaria
Malaria is a disease transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. Read about malaria symptoms, treatment, prevention, history, prognosis, and diagnosis.
Travelers' Diarrhea
Read about causes of travelers' diarrhea such as E. coli, salmonella, Norwald virus, rotavirus, giardia lamblia, and more. Travelers' diarrhea can be prevented with careful planning.
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SARS
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Travel Medicine
Travelers should prepare for their trip by visiting their physician to get the proper vaccinations and obtain the necessary...
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Typhoid Fever
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What Is the Best Treatment for Typhoid Fever?
Learn what medical treatments can help ease your typhoid fever symptoms and speed up your typhoid fever recovery....
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Stress-Free Holiday Travel Tips
Learn holiday travel tips for a stress-free adventure. The holidays can be a very stressful time and it is important to prepare...
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Travel Health Slideshow: 25 Ways to Stay Well Abroad
Explore travel health tips and vaccines to prevent disease while abroad. Learn to protect yourself against malaria, hepatitis,...