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• Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Travelling With Particular Medical Issues
• Hazards Of Travel
• Country Specific Reports

Reserved Reports Area Our Reserved Reports Area contains special reports available only to patients of Dr Deb's - The Travel Doctor. These are reports that may be referred to you by one of the doctors during your visit. If you did not receive a password during your consultation or it has got lost, send an email with your name and date of birth to clinic@thetraveldoctor.com.au and the admin staff will forward access details to you.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

• Meningitis: The very word Meningitis strikes fear into our hearts. The media loves the disease because it is so dramatic, but it is really very rare - an individual is many times more likely to die in a car accident than die of meningitis.

• Hepatitis: Hepatitis is an infection of the liver that is mainly transmitted by exposure to the Hepatitis virus, but may also occur as part of another illness such as Glandular Fever, or as a side effect from a drug.

• Q Fever: Do your staff come in contact with cattle, sheep or native animals? Do they visit abattoirs? Are they visiting rural areas, particularly in dusty conditions? Are they maintaining transport equipment that travel in these areas? Q Fever could be a significant risk.

• Yellow Fever: Important information about Yellow Fever vaccines and vaccinations, Yellow Fever distibution, and vaccine side effects.
• Influenza: Will the southern hemisphere flu vaccine protect you if you travel to the northern hemisphere?

  Tick Borne Encephalitis: Tick Borne Encephalitis is a serious disease carried by tick bites in Europe. 1-10% of ticks in affected areas may harbour the virus, and whilst many sufferers have no effect, the disease can cause brain damage and death.

Travelling With Particular Medical Issues

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease: IBD affects people differently but many of the challenges of travelling with IBD will be the same whether travelling within Australia or Overseas. As with much of life, forward planning is essential. (PDF 12Kb)

• Asthma: Whether interstate of overseas, travel should not present any problems for someone with asthma, provided all the necessary pre-travel precautions are taken. (PDF 10Kb)

• Pregnancy: Special considerations for pregnant travellers.

Hazards Of Travel

• The A to Z Of Healthy Travel: Make Sure Your Travel Dream Does Not Turn Into A Travel Nightmare!!!

• Aircraft Cabin Air: Just how healthy (or unhealthy) is cabin air on aircraft?

• Blisters: Avoiding and treating

• Buying Medicines Overseas: Seeing a doctor in some parts of the world is like playing Russian Roulette.

• Taking Or Sending PBS Medicines Out Of Australia May Be Illegal: Unless the medicine is for your use, or the use of someone travelling with you, taking or sending medicine overseas that has been subsidised under the PBS is illegal.

• Fear Of Flying: If you are afraid to fly, you are not alone. This non-profit site presents information on courses to help you overcome a fear of flying.

• Jiggers: Tungiasis (or Jiggers) is caused by the flea Tunga penetrans and although there has been an overall reduction of its occurrence within the last decades, it is still highly prevalent where people live in extreme poverty, occurring in many Latin American and African countries.

• Leaving The Kids At Home: Business travel unavoidably involves time away from the family. A few suggestions for travelling parents so that your next business trip doesn't become a guilt trip. (PDF 11Kb)

• Human Maggot Infestation

• Malaria: Will a gin & tonic help?

• Melioidosis

• The Pill & Timezones: Not sure what time to take your contraceptive pill while overseas and in a different time zone? Check with our pill time calculator.

• Travellers Thrombosis: There's far more to travel health than just vaccines! An assessment of the potential risk factors relating to Travellers Thrombosis by Dr Trish Batchelor. (PDF 21Kb)

• Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Economy Class Syndrome

• Some Womens’ Health Considerations When Travelling

• Infectious disease risks from dead bodies following natural disasters
• Flooding and communicable diseases

Country Specific Reports

• Travelling In Australia: A primer for international visitors planning on coming to Australia. (PDF 20Kb)

• Peru - The Inca Trail: Hiking the Inca Trail is one of the most popular activities of many travellers to Peru. The trek usually takes 3 - 4 days, and considerable amounts of equipment such as tents, gear and provisions have to be carried along. To allow you to enjoy your trip, porters will be employed to carry the loads. (PDF 108Kb)

• Peru - Altitude Sickness: I recently visited Peru. Great place. Great people. And a great place to observe the effects of altitude sickness first hand. (PDF 16Kb)

• Also check out our links section for clinics in various countries who usually have detailed reports on the medical issues in 'their country'

General Information

• Material Safety Data Sheet for Permethrin