travel immunizations Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/travel-immunizations Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:13:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png travel immunizations Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/travel-immunizations 32 32 Vaccine Side Effects And Symptoms After Immunization https://healthhype.com/vaccine-side-effects-and-symptoms-after-immunization.html https://healthhype.com/vaccine-side-effects-and-symptoms-after-immunization.html#respond Fri, 23 May 2014 23:01:09 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=26883 Immunization programs across the globe have effectively reduced the risk of serious infections, lifelong disability and even death from certain dangerous microorganisms. Prior to the development of vaccines, many of these infectious diseases were decimating large portions of the population during outbreaks and contributing to early death. Vaccines are often not given the credit for being one of the miracles of modern medicine, in the way that antibiotics are given recognition. But vaccines have played a significant role in prolonging human life. While there is no denying that vaccines are a lifesaver, it is not entirely without side effects. It is uncommon but vaccine side effects can be serious and sometimes even deadly. How Do Vaccines Work? In order to understand why vaccine side effects arise, it is important to first know how vaccines work. Vaccines in a way “program” the body’s immune system. It introduces the whole microbe or a part of it into the body in a very small dose. This allows the body’s defenses, namely the immune system, to develop the necessary mechanisms to recognize the microbe in the future, target it and destroy it quickly before the microbe can thrive within the body to cause a [...]

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]]> https://healthhype.com/vaccine-side-effects-and-symptoms-after-immunization.html/feed 0 Vaccinations For Travel to India (Recommended by CDC) https://healthhype.com/india-travel-vaccinations-recommended-by-cdc.html https://healthhype.com/india-travel-vaccinations-recommended-by-cdc.html#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:56:34 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=1176 Large numbers of travelers are visiting developing countries, like India. Studies show that 50-75% of travelers to the tropics and sub-tropics (including India) report some health problem during their stay or after leaving the country which they visited although most of the health problems are minor and only about 5% require medical attention and less than 1% requires hospitalization (1). Infectious diseases are the main culprit for the health problems among the travelers. But they rarely cause death among travelers. It is your personal doctor (or immunologist, or infectologist) who will tell you which vaccinations you need before travel, and if vaccination is safe for you. If you travel to India, you should set up an appointment to your doctor 4-6 weeks before traveling, since in this time most of vaccines take effect (2). Immunizations (vaccination) for travelers can be categorized into three categories: a) Routine Vaccinations Routine vaccinations such as for influenza, chickenpox, polio, measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), and diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT), also for rotavirus, are for children and for adult booster doses of vaccines and these are regardless to travel requirements (2). b) Required Vaccinations Yellow Fever Vaccination Yellow fever is caused by yellow fever virus and transmitted to humans through the bite [...]

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